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The Effect of Cell Salvage on Bleeding and Transfusion Needs in Cardiac Surgery

Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2022
Introduction. Cell salvaging is well established in the blood management of cardiac patients, but there remain some concerns about its effects on perioperative bleeding and transfusion variables.
Frixos Tachias, Evangelia Samara, Anastasios Petrou, Agathi Karakosta, Stavros Siminelakis, Efstratios Apostolakis, Petros Tzimas   +6 more
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Incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site infection: an up-to-date meta-analysis and trial sequential analysisResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Background: The evidence on prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy on primary closed incisional wounds (iNPWT) for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI) is confusing and ambiguous.
Hannah Groenen, Hasti Jalalzadeh, Dennis R. Buis, Yasmine E.M. Dreissen, Jon H.M. Goosen, Mitchel Griekspoor, Wouter J. Harmsen, Frank F.A. IJpma, Maarten J. van der Laan, Roald R. Schaad, Patrique Segers, Wil C. van der Zwet, Stijn W. de Jonge, Ricardo G. Orsini, Anne M. Eskes, Niels Wolfhagen, Marja A. Boermeester   +16 more
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Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Reduced by Intraoperative and Postoperative Cell Saver System in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery [PDF]

, 2022
OBJECTIVE: Postoperative atrial fibrillation is commonly seen after cardiac surgery. One of the contributing factors is mediastinal shed blood and inflammation. Cell salvage techniques can reduce allogenic blood transfusion and reduce inflammation.
Ümit Güllü, Ahmet, Kocyigit, Ozgen Ilgaz, Şenay, Şahin, Alhan, Cem, Ahmet Ümit Güllü, Gullu, Ahmet Umit, Muharrem Koçyiğit, Özgen Ilgaz Koçyiğit, Ilgaz Koçyiğit, Özgen, Koçyiğit, Muharrem, Şahin Şenay, Cem Alhan   +11 more
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Complications of unintentional dural puncture during labour epidural analgesia: a 10-year retrospective observational study

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2023
Introduction Unintentional dural puncture (UDP) occurs in 0.5–1.5% of labour epidural analgesia cases. To date, little is known about evidence of UDP-related complications.
S. Poma, M. C. Bonomo, G. Gazzaniga, M. Pizzulli, A. De Silvestri, C. Baldi, F. Broglia, M. Ciceri, M. Fuardo, F. Morgante, S. Pellicori, E. M. Roldi, M. P. Delmonte, F. Mojoli, A. Locatelli   +14 more
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Opioid-free anesthesia for patients with joint hypermobility syndrome undergoing craneo-cervical fixation: a case-series study focused on anti-hyperalgesic approach

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Background Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Hypermobility Type (EDS-HT/JHS) and Craneo-Cervical Instability frequently suffer from severe widespread pain which is difficult to control.
Carlos Ramírez-Paesano, Albert Juanola Galceran, Claudia Rodiera Clarens, Vicenҫ Gilete García, Bartolomé Oliver Abadal, Verónica Vilchez Cobo, Bibiana Ros Nebot, Sara Julián González, Lucía Cao López, Jesús Santaliestra Fierro, Josep Rodiera Olivé   +10 more
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Opioid sparing effect of intravenous dexmedetomidine in orthopaedic surgery: a retrospective analysis

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2022
Background Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha-2 receptor agonist without any effect on the GABA receptor. It provides an excellent sedative and analgesic profile with few side effects.
Valerio Donatiello, Aniello Alfieri, Andrea Napolitano, Vincenzo Maffei, Francesco Coppolino, Vincenzo Pota, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Maria Caterina Pace, Pasquale Sansone   +8 more
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Coping in times of disruption and deprivation—Experiences of family members during COVID‐19 patients' critical illness: A qualitative study

Nursing Open, 2023
Aim To explore the experiences and needs of family members during the course of COVID‐19 critical illness from onset to rehabilitation. Design An exploratory qualitative study.
Helene Berntzen, Ranveig Lind, Hanne Alfheim, Kirsti Tøien   +3 more
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Preoperative systemic inflammation predicts postoperative infectious complications in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer [PDF]

, 2009
The presence of systemic inflammation before surgery, as evidenced by the glasgow prognostic score (mGPS), predicts poor long-term survival in colorectal cancer. The aim was to examine the relationship between the preoperative mGPS and the development of
Leitch, E.F., Anderson, J.H., J H Anderson, R F McKee, McMillan, D.C., D C McMillan, Moyes, L.H., P G Horgan, McKee, R.F., L H Moyes, E F Leitch, Horgan, P.G.   +11 more
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Postoperative irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: Retrospective comparison of accelerated radiochemotherapy and standard radiotherapy [PDF]

, 2000
Background: Comparison of accelerated radiochemotherapy (aRCT) and standard radiotherapy (sRT) in postoperative treatment after macroscopically complete resection of squamous cell cancers of head and neck.
Kiszel, Z., Busch, M., Kastenbauer, E., Panzer, Monika, Dühmke, Eckhart, Klaiber, R., Jund, R., Schaffer, Moshe, Winter, W.   +8 more
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Mu-Opioid Receptor 1 and C-Reactive Protein Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms as Biomarkers of Pain Intensity and Opioid Consumption

Brain Sciences, 2023
Children constitute a special group in pain therapy. Single nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with differences in postoperative, inflammatory pain perception and opioid requirement are the A118G SNP in the mu-opioid receptor 1 (OPRM1) gene and
Aleksander Turczynowicz, Piotr Jakubów, Karolina Niedźwiecka, Julia Kondracka, Weronika Pużyńska, Mariola Tałałaj, Tomasz Guszczyn, Paweł Grabala, Oksana Kowalczuk, Szymon Kocańda   +9 more
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