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Background There are no evidenceābased resources guiding the perioperative management of patients with moyamoya syndrome who are undergoing revascularization surgery. We investigated practice patterns among a transdisciplinary group aiming at identifying
Melody Eckert +14 more
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Elective Open Suprarenal Aneurysm Repair in England from 2000 to 2010 an Observational Study of Hospital Episode Statistics [PDF]
Background: Open surgery is widely used as a benchmark for the results of fenestrated endovascular repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
Alan Karthikesalingam +31 more
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Tourniquetless Total Knee Arthroplasty With Modern Perioperative Protocols Decreases Pain and Opioid Consumption in Women [PDF]
Background This study examined whether a modern total knee arthroplasty (TKA) protocol without a tourniquet results in less patient-reported pain and in-hospital opioid consumption compared to TKA with a tourniquet.
Dilley, Julian E. +4 more
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The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]
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 +9 more
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Chlorhexidine Allergy: Current Challenges and Future Prospects
Chirawat Chiewchalermsri,1,2 Mongkhon Sompornrattanaphan,3 Chamard Wongsa,3 Torpong Thongngarm3 1Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Department of Medicine, Panyananthaphikkhu
Chiewchalermsri C +3 more
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Background: Blood lactate concentration in the postoperative period is a marker of physiological stress and a predictor of complications and mortality. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a common preoperative risk stratification tool. We aimed to
Christopher Darwen +3 more
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Glucocorticoid-endocannabinoid interaction in cardiac surgical patients: relationship to early cognitive dysfunction and late depression [PDF]
Background: Endocannabinoids (ECs) are rapidly acting immune-modulatory lipid-signaling molecules that are important for adaptation to stressful and aversive situations. They are known to interact with glucocorticoids and other stress-responsive systems.
Beiras-Fernandez, Andres +9 more
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Background and Aims Frail older adults are more than twice as likely to experience postoperative complications. Preoperative exercise may better prepare these patients through improved stamina and mobility experienced in the days following surgery.
Sanjeev Rampam +15 more
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An automated line-clearing chest tube system after cardiac surgeryCentral MessagePerspective
Objective: To complete the first in-human study of the automated line clearance Thoraguard chest tube system. The study focuses on the viability and efficacy of the device in comparison with conventional models as well as secondary matters such as ...
Oluwatomisin Olurotimi Obafemi, MD +5 more
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Lack of alignment of care protocols among providers in health care is a driver of increased costs and suboptimal patient outcomes. Perioperative anticoagulation management is a good example of a complex area where protocol creation is a clinical ...
Alfonso J. Tafur +3 more
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