The effect of familiarization with preoperative care on anxiety and vital signs in the patient's cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION Cesarean section (C-section) is one of the most prevalent surgeries among women. The preoperative stages in the surgery day and lack of control over being in an unfamiliar situation and feeling danger cause anxiety, and consequently ...
Mostafayi M, Imani B, Zandi S, Jongi F.
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A qualitative study of older adults' and family caregivers' perspectives regarding their preoperative care transitions. [PDF]
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore how older patients with multiple chronic conditions and their family caregivers perceive their engagement and overall care experience throughout the preoperative phase of elective orthopaedic hip or knee joint replacement.
Malley AM, Bourbonniere M, Naylor M.
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Key Points Question Can fully remote patient evaluation be utilized in bariatric surgery with equivalent patient outcomes and hospital utilization as compared with in-person patient evaluation?
Hlavin C +11 more
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Recommendations from the Italian intersociety consensus on Perioperative Anesthesia Care in Thoracic surgery (PACTS) part 1: preadmission and preoperative care. [PDF]
Anesthetic care in patients undergoing thoracic surgery presents specific challenges that necessitate standardized, multidisciplionary, and continuously updated guidelines for perioperative care.
Piccioni F +36 more
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Cost-effectiveness of prehabilitation prior to elective surgery compared to usual preoperative care: protocol for a systematic review of economic evaluations. [PDF]
Introduction Preoperative functional capacity is an important predictor of postoperative outcomes. Prehabilitation aims to optimise patients’ functional capacity before surgery to improve postoperative outcomes.
Rombey T, Eckhardt H, Quentin W.
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Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: Part 1—Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization [PDF]
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols reduce length of stay, complications and costs for a large number of elective surgical procedures. A similar, structured approach appears to improve outcomes, including mortality, for patients undergoing ...
Carol J. Peden +25 more
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Association Between Variation in Preoperative Care Before Arterial Switch Operation and Outcomes in Patients With Transposition of the Great Arteries. [PDF]
Background: The arterial switch operation (ASO) is the gold standard operative correction of neonates with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum, with excellent operative survival.
O'Byrne ML +9 more
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Importance Preoperative testing for cataract surgery epitomizes low-value care and still occurs frequently, even at one of the nation's largest safety-net health systems.
Mafi JN +13 more
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Preoperative Care Clinic Improves Survival for Patients Undergoing Free-Flap Reconstruction. [PDF]
Harley RJ +8 more
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Lockdown on the Preoperative Care Program of Patients Scheduled for Bariatric Surgery. [PDF]
Schiavo L +5 more
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