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Perioperative thirst management

open access: yesAdvances in Perioperative Care
Thirst is one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms experienced by patients within 24 hours of surgery; however, it remains under-recognised, under-measured and under-treated in clinical practice.
Jignesh Patel
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Society of Onco-Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care consensus guidelines for perioperative management of patients for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC)

open access: yesIndian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2019
Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) for primary peritoneal malignancies or peritoneal spread of malignant neoplasm is being done at many centres worldwide.
Sohan Lal Solanki   +22 more
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Improve Intra-Operative Nurse-to-Nurse Communication Using a Safety Checklist [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Poor and inadequate handoff, or transfer of care of the surgical patient care from the primary to the relief operating room registered nurse circulators, can result in irreversible patient harm, or sentinel events, such as retained foreign items. In this
Rowe, Silvinita Tadeo
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Managing Prolonged Pain After Surgery: Examining the Role of Opioids. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
A notable minority of patients experience persistent postsurgical pain and some of these patients consequently have prolonged exposure to opioids. Risk factors for prolonged opioid use after surgery include preoperative opioid use, anxiety, substance ...
Pozek, John-Paul J.   +2 more
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The Utility of Iron Chelators in the Management of Inflammatory Disorders

open access: yesMediators of Inflammation, 2015
Since iron can contribute to detrimental radical generating processes through the Fenton and Haber-Weiss reactions, it seems to be a reasonable approach to modulate iron-related pathways in inflammation.
C. Lehmann   +12 more
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Prehabilitation in Adults Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Comprehensive Review on Rationale, Methodology, and Measures of Effectiveness

open access: yesCurrent Oncology
Cancer surgery places a significant burden on a patients’ functional status and quality of life. In addition, cancer surgery is fraught with postoperative complications, themselves influenced by a patient’s functional status.
Carlos E. Guerra-Londono   +3 more
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Patient anxiety and conscious surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The amount of surgery undertaken on the conscious patient is increasing. However, many patients are anxious and resistant to such surgery. Patients (n=214) were surveyed to determine their related apprehensions.
Mitchell, MJ
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Preventing Isolated Perioperative Reintubation: Who is at highest risk? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives: 1. We aim to characterize IPR nationally through a retrospective review of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program participant user file (NSQIP PUF).
Bauer, MD, Tyler M.   +5 more
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Novel Combination of Impella and Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Full Recovery in Fulminant Myocarditis

open access: yesCase Reports in Critical Care, 2012
A 31-year-old male was transferred to our hospital with severe heart failure due to viral myocarditis. He progressed to multiorgan failure requiring intubation and maximal doses of multiple vasopressors.
Sachin Narain   +4 more
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Child with dilated cardiomyopathy for colostomy closure: Anesthesia considerations

open access: yesMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2018
Perioperative management of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is challenging for an anesthetist in view of depressed function of myocardium, ventricular enlargement, risk of perioperative arrhythmia, and sudden cardiac death.
Sushama Raghunath Tandale   +3 more
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