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Perioperative care of diabetic patients
European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2001Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disease and its incidence is increasing. New classifications have been recently proposed based upon a better knowledge of pathogenesis, mechanisms of glucose transport and insulin resistance. The perioperative care of diabetic patients is less dependent on blood-glucose control, which needs to be ...
B. Tavernier, P. A. Scherpereel
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Perioperative care of the child with arthrogryposis
Pediatric Anesthesia, 2005SummaryBackground: Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a congenital symptom complex characterized by multiple joint contractures. AMC results from fetal akinesia due to extrinsic factors (oligohydramnios) or primary neurogenic or myopathic conditions of the fetus.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our perioperative experience in 12 patients
Joseph D. Tobias, Sam Martin
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Approaches to Perioperative Care for Esophagectomy
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2015DESPITE ITS LONGSTANDING RECOGNITION, esophageal carcinoma remains a highly lethal disease that affects thousands of patients annually. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports heterogenous development of mortality from esophageal cancer over time (Fig 1). Although improvements over time have been made in the mortality rates
Karsten Bartels +4 more
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Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
2015In the not-so-distant past, the impact of safe anesthesia on surgical outcomes often went unrecognized. Beginning in the 1950s, as surgical techniques advanced, strategies to improve patient safety and surgical outcomes were emphasized; physician anesthesia providers were recognized as essential members of surgical teams in high-income countries (HICs).
Andrew Ottaway +6 more
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Caring for perioperative patients
Journal of Operating Department Practitioners, 2015Preassessment of perioperative patients is essential to prepare patients for anaesthesia, surgery and recovery, and to ensure that they understand the anaesthetic and surgical procedures, as well as their postoperative recovery period. This role can be carried out by operating department practitioners (ODPs) and nurses, and they also need to ...
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Anaesthesia and perioperative care
1991The overall results of correction of oesophageal atresia, with or without fistula, improved considerably with progress in neonatal anaesthesia and the evolution of paediatric intensive care in the 1960s, which in turn was associated with the advent of prolonged intubation and mechanical ventilation.
R. Eyres, T. C. K. Brown, N. A. Myers
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Perioperative care of the ostomy patient
AORN Journal, 1982Do you have the knowledge to provide the best possible care for the ostomy patient in surgery? If you are required to apply the patient’s first postoperative pouch, do you know how to do it? This article is intended to provide nurses with information about the types of gastrointestinal ostomies, indications for surgery, the procedures involved in ...
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Perioperative Care of the Immunocompromised Patient
AORN Journal, 2007Immunity refers to the body's capacity to resist invading organisms and toxins, thereby preventing tissue and organ damage. A patient whose immune system is impaired may be at higher risk for untoward perioperative events. Some populations most at risk for immunocompromise include infants, geriatric patients, people who have undergone organ ...
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