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Perception of feeling safe perioperatively: a concept analysis

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2023
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the concept of feeling safe, from the patient perspective, in a perioperative context. Method The eight-step concept analysis approach proposed by Walker and Avant was utilized to examine the attributes of
Fanny Larsson, Ulrica Strömbäck, Silje Rysst Gustafsson, Åsa Engström   +3 more
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Transforming Standard of Care for Spine Surgery: Integration of an Online Single-Session Behavioral Pain Management Class for Perioperative Optimization

Frontiers in Pain Research, 2022
Estimates suggest that 10-40% of lumbar spine surgery patients experience persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP). PPSP is associated with 50% greater healthcare costs, along with risks of emotional distress and impaired quality of life.
Sara A. Davin, Jason Savage, Nicholas R. Thompson, Andrew Schuster, Beth D. Darnall   +4 more
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Drug Utilization for Pain Management during Perioperative Period of Total Knee Arthroplasty in China: A Retrospective Research Using Real-World Data

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objective: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most painful procedures and perioperative pain usually requires the use of many analgesics to relieve it.
Xianwen Chen, Lisong Yang, Xueli Liu, He Zhu, Fei Yu, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Hao Hu, Waisin Chan, Honghao Shi, Sheng Han   +9 more
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Evaluation of a behavioural intervention to reduce perioperative midazolam administration to older adults

BJA Open, 2023
Background: Older patients commonly receive benzodiazepines during anaesthesia despite guidelines recommending avoidance. Interventions to reduce perioperative benzodiazepine use are not well studied.
Scott Seki, Molly Candon, Sushila Murthy, Gurmukh Sahota, Rachel R. Kelz, Mark D. Neuman   +5 more
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PD-1 blockade attenuates surgery-mediated immunosuppression and boosts Th1 immunity perioperatively in oesophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
IntroductionThis timely study assesses the immunosuppressive effects of surgery on cytotoxic Th1-like immunity and investigates if immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) can boost Th1-like immunity in the perioperative window in upper gastrointestinal cancer ...
Maria Davern, Maria Davern, Caoimhe Gaughan, Fiona O’ Connell, Brendan Moran, Eimear Mylod, Andrew D. Sheppard, Sinead Ramjit, Jasmine Yun-Tong Kung, James J. Phelan, Matthew G. Davey, Eanna J. Ryan, Christine Butler, Laura Quinn, Claudine Howard, Emily Tone, Eimear Phoenix, Waqas T. Butt, Niamh Lynam-Lennon, Stephen G. Maher, Narayanasamy Ravi, Claire L. Donohoe, John V. Reynolds, Joanne Lysaght, Noel E. Donlon   +24 more
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Best Possible Medication History Collection by Clinical Pharmacist in a Preoperative Setting: An Observational Prospective Study

Pharmacy, 2023
Background: A Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) collected by clinical pharmacists is crucial for effective medication review, but, in Italy, it is often left to the nursing staff.
Daniele Mengato, Lisa Pivato, Lorenzo Codato, Fernanda Fabiola Faccioli, Laura Camuffo, Maria Cecilia Giron, Francesca Venturini   +6 more
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Risk of angioedema following invasive or surgical procedures in HAE type I and II : the natural history [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE), caused by deficiency in C1-inhibitor (C1-INH), leads to unpredictable edema of subcutaneous tissues with potentially fatal complications.
Aygören-Pürsün, Emel, Klingebiel, Thomas, Kreuz, Wolfhart, Martinez Saguer, Inmaculada, Schwabe, Dirk   +4 more
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Multimodal temperature management during donor hepatectomy under combined general anaesthesia and neuraxial analgesia: Retrospective analysis

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2018
Background and Aims: Unintended hypothermia (UIH) during surgery under general anaesthesia has adverse implications. A retrospective analysis of the perioperative temperature records of healthy voluntary liver donors was done to evaluate the efficacy of ...
Manish Tandon, Sunaina Tejpal Karna, Chandra Kant Pandey, Ravindra Chaturvedi, Priyanka Jain   +4 more
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Interventions for Parental Anxiety in Preparation for Pediatric Surgery: A Narrative Review

Children, 2021
The preoperative experience can cause significant anxiety for both pediatric patients and their parents in the lead up to a surgical procedure. Pediatric anxiety in a preoperative setting has been shown to have significant negative downstream effects on ...
Pooja Santapuram, Amanda L. Stone, Rachel Lane Walden, Louise Alexander   +3 more
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The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]

, 2017
The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F, Coluzzi, Flaminia, Corcione, A., Cuomo, A, Dauri, M, Leonardi, C, Melotti, Rm, Natoli, S, Romualdi, P, Savoia, G   +9 more
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