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Reducing opioid utilization after appendectomy: A lesson in implementation of a multidisciplinary quality improvement project

Surgery Open Science, 2020
Background: Perioperative care after appendectomy may be the first exposure to opioids for many children. A quality improvement project was implemented to assess current practice of prescribing pain medications after a laparoscopic appendectomy to ...
Kimberly K Somers, Ruchi Amin, Kathleen M Leack, Melissa Lingongo, Marjorie J Arca, David M Gourlay   +5 more
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Propofol versus Ketofol for Sedation of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation: A Double-blind Randomized Study

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2017
Objective: The study was done to compare propofol and ketofol for sedation of pediatric patients scheduled for elective pulmonary valve implantation in a catheterization laboratory. Design: This was a double-blind randomized study.
Rabie Soliman, Mohammed Mofeed, Tarek Momenah   +2 more
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Implementation of a nursing assessment framework in the postanesthesia care unit: a pre-post implementation design

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionStructured nursing assessment during the postanesthesia period is critical for patient safety, yet assessment practices in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) often remain inconsistent.
Ping Bai, Guozheng Chen, Guozheng Chen, Xianxian Zang, Caiyun Li, Ziyi Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Lu Wang, Guoyong Yang   +8 more
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Concepção dos enfermeiros sobre o conteúdo do website sala de recuperação pós-anestésica Concepciones de los enfermeros acerca del contenido del sitio web sala de recuperación post-anestésica Conceptions of nurses about the content of the website post-anesthetic recovery room

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2010
O presente artigo tem por objetivo identificar a concepção de enfermeiros acerca do conteúdo de website sobre sala de recuperação pósanestésica (SRPA).
Thaís Honório Lins, Regina Célia Sales Santos Veríssimo, Heimar de Fatima Marin   +2 more
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Routine Multimodal Antiemesis Including Low-Dose Perphenazine in an Ambulatory Surgery Unit of a University Hospital: A 10-Year History

The Scientific World Journal, 2007
For 10 years, we have used intravenous and oral perphenazine as part of a multimodal antiemetic prophylaxis care plan for at least 10,000 outpatients. We have never encountered an adverse event, to our knowledge, when the intravenous dose was less than ...
Brian A. Williams, Michael L. Kentor, Susan J. Skledar, Steven L. Orebaugh, Manuel C. Vallejo   +4 more
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Classification of Patients According to the Degree of Dependence on Nursing Care and Illness Severity in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Clasificación de pacientes según el grado de dependencia de los cuidados de enfermería y de la gravedad en una unidad de recuperación postanestésica Classificação de pacientes segundo o grau de dependência dos cuidados de enfermagem e a gravidade em unidade de recuperação pós-anestésica

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2010
This study aimed to classify patients according to their degree of dependence on nursing care (Perroca Classification System) and correlate this with the anesthetic risk (American Society of Anesthesiologists - ASA classification) in a post-anesthesia ...
Luciana Bjorklund de Lima, Deise Borges, Samara da Costa, Eneida Rejane Rabelo   +3 more
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Preoperative caudal blocks associated with decreased cumulative opioid requirements compared to postoperative caudal blocks in pediatric urologic surgery

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Caudal blocks (CB) are a cornerstone of pediatric urologic surgery, providing effective analgesia while mitigating potential neurotoxicity associated with general anesthesia and opioids. However, the optimal timing of CB—preoperative versus postoperative—remains controversial.
Jordan L. Mendelson, William Brenseke, Diego Alvarez Vega, William Nguyen, Mohammed Shium, Saige Gitlin, Ronnie G. Fine, Steven C. Friedman, Mark Horowitz, Walter I. Weiss, Raghu Idupuganti, Jordan S. Gitlin   +11 more
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First Experience With Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Under Deep Sedation

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator (EV‐ICD) utilizes a substernal lead to provide defibrillation and anti‐tachycardia pacing (ATP) while avoiding transvenous complications. General anesthesia (GA) was applied for implantation procedures in the EV‐ICD pivotal trial and is currently recommended by the ...
Nibras Soubh, Bernhard C. Danner, Ulrich Krause, Matthias J. Müller, Markus Zabel, Gerd Hasenfuß, Constanze Schmidt, Helge Haarmann, Eva Rasenack, Leonard Bergau   +9 more
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Cost‐Utility Analysis of Intracapsular and Extracapsular Techniques for Pediatric Tonsillectomy

The Laryngoscope, Volume 136, Issue S1, Page S7-S23, March 2026.
Intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy (ICT) is more cost‐effective than extracapsular tonsillectomy (ECT) in pediatric patients, particularly for ambulatory procedures. In a prospective cohort of over 5000 cases, ICT was associated with lower costs and comparable or better quality‐adjusted life years, even when accounting for potential revision ...
Stephen R. Chorney, Romaine F. Johnson, Ron B. Mitchell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction models for amputation after diabetic foot: systematic review and critical appraisal

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Numerous studies have developed or validated prediction models aimed at estimating the likelihood of amputation in diabetic foot (DF) patients.
Jingying Huang, Jin Yang, Haiou Qi, Miaomiao Xu, Xin Xu, Yiting Zhu   +5 more
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