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Outcomes of a Delirium Prevention Program in Older Persons After Elective Surgery

JAMA Surgery, 2021
Key Points Question Does a multimodal nonpharmacological approach prevent delirium in older patients undergoing elective surgical procedures? Findings This stepped-wedge cluster trial recruited 1470 patients 70 years and older who were randomized in 5 ...
Friederike Deeken, Alba Sánchez, M. Rapp, M. Denkinger, S. Brefka, J. Spank, Carola Bruns, C. V. von Arnim, Olivia Küster, L. Conzelmann, Brigitte R. Metz, Christoph Maurer, Y. Skrobik, O. Forkavets, G. Eschweiler, Christine Thomas   +15 more
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Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study

Anaesthesia, 2021
We aimed to determine the impact of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery during the global SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic.
Ian Shyaka, Juan J. Segura-Sampedro, Mohamed K Ibrahim, Ergin Erginöz, Ashraf M Shoma   +4 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, 2021
Purpose To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with colorectal cancer undergoing elective surgery. Methods The medical records of patients with colorectal cancer who underwent elective surgery in our department during the COVID-19
J. Cui, Zijian Li, Q. An, G. Xiao
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Cancellation of elective surgery: rates, reasons and effect on patient satisfaction

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2021
Background The cancellation of elective surgeries is a major problem that increases wait times, exacerbates costs and can negatively affect patients, both psychologically and physically.
W. X. Koh, R. Phelan, W. Hopman, D. Engen   +3 more
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Patient prioritisation methods to shorten waiting times for elective surgery: A systematic review of how to improve access to surgery

medRxiv, 2021
Background: Concern about long waiting times for elective surgeries is not a recent phenomenon, but it has been heightened by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated measures. One way to alleviate the problem might be to use prioritisation
D. Rathnayake, Mike Clarke, Viraj Jayasinghe   +2 more
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Observational study on passive leg raising and the autonomic nervous system

Physiological Reports, 2022
In the intensive care and perioperative setting, circulation is often supported by intravenous fluid preceded by prediction of fluid responsiveness during a passive leg raising (PLR) maneuver.
Søren Søndergaard
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Celebrity worship and incidence of elective cosmetic surgery: evidence of a link among young adults. [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to explore among young adults whether celebrity worship predicted the incidence of elective cosmetic surgery within the period of 8 months after controlling for several known predictors of elective cosmetic
Day, Liza, Maltby, J
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Reducing shoulder complaints in employees with high occupational shoulder exposures: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled study (The Shoulder-Café Study)

Trials, 2019
Background In Denmark, exercise therapy in combination with work modification is the first-choice treatment for persons with shoulder complaints and high occupational shoulder exposures.
Jeanette Trøstrup, Lone Ramer Mikkelsen, Poul Frost, Annett Dalbøge, Mette Terp Høybye, Sven Dalgas Casper, Lene Bastrup Jørgensen, Thomas Martin Klebe, Susanne Wulff Svendsen   +8 more
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Disrupted everyday life in the trajectory of low back pain: A longitudinal qualitative study of the cross-sectorial pathways of individuals with low back pain over time

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 2021
Background: Low back pain is a leading cause of disability and sick days worldwide. This type of pain has a fluctuating and recurrent nature, and affects all aspects of a person's life, with profound psychosocial consequences. Objectives: This study aims
Camilla Blach Rossen, Mette Terp Høybye, Lene Bastrup Jørgensen, Louise Deigaard Bruun, Lisbeth Hybholt   +4 more
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The nutritional management of surgical patients: enhanced recovery after surgery [PDF]

, 2003
Malnutrition has long been recognised as a risk factor for post-operative morbidity and mortality. Traditional metabolic and nutritional care of patients undergoing major elective surgery has emphasised pre-operative fasting and re-introduction of oral ...
Frost, Kenneth C. H. Fearon, Keys, Rachel Luff   +3 more
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