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Feasibility of deescalating postoperative care in enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
IntroductionEnhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) prioritizes faster functional recovery after major surgery. An important aspect of postoperative ERAS is decreasing morbidity and immobility, which can result from prolonged critical care.
Sina Stock, Sarah Berger Veith, Theresa Holst, Sahab Erfani, Julia Pochert, Christian Dumps, Evaldas Girdauskas   +6 more
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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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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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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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Immediate postoperative care [PDF]

Cardiology in the Young, 2009
HE FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL STATUS OF THE pulmonary vascular bed plays a pivotal role in the presentation and outcome of the child with congenital cardiovascular disease. However, it is in the immediate postoperative period that the child is most vulnerable to a sudden or sustained increase in pulmonary vascular resistance.
Adatia, Ian, Beghetti, Maurice
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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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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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The Role of Regional Anesthesia During the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic: Appraisal of Clinical, Pharmacological and Organizational Aspects

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus SARS-CoV2 is spreading over millions of people worldwide, leading to thousands of deaths, even among the healthcare providers. Italy has registered the deaths of 337 physicians and more than 200 nurses as
Gianluca Cappelleri, Andrea Fanelli, Daniela Ghisi, Gianluca Russo, Antonio Giorgi, Vito Torrano, Giuliano Lo Bianco, Giuliano Lo Bianco, Salvatore Salomone, Roberto Fumagalli, Roberto Fumagalli   +10 more
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Role of the anaesthetist in postoperative care [PDF]

British Journal of Surgery, 2020
Teamwork
P. B. W. Cox, Wolfgang Buhre, Wolfgang Buhre, V. M. Smit-Fun   +3 more
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Selective digestive decontamination solution used as “lock therapy” prevents and eradicates bacterial biofilm in an in vitro bench-top model

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2020
Background Most preventing measures for reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are based mainly on the decolonization of the internal surface of the endotracheal tubes (ETTs).
María Jesús Pérez-Granda, Beatriz Alonso, Ricardo Zavala, María Consuelo Latorre, Javier Hortal, Rafael Samaniego, Emilio Bouza, Patricia Muñoz, María Guembe   +8 more
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