The effect of familiarization with preoperative care on anxiety and vital signs in the patient's cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Eur J Midwifery, 2021 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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JAMA Netw Open, 2023 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]
Perioper Med (Lond), 2020 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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A qualitative study of older adults' and family caregivers' perspectives regarding their preoperative care transitions. [PDF]
J Clin Nurs, 2018 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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A qualitative study of patient and provider experiences during preoperative care transitions. [PDF]
J Clin Nurs, 2017 Malley AM, Young GJ.
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Preoperative Anxiety in Adult Patients Undergoing Day Care Surgery: Prevalence and Associated Factors [PDF]
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2019 Background: There is a paucity of data related to anxiety levels in patients undergoing day care surgery in India.Methods: Preoperative anxiety was assessed using Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) 1 day before surgery and on ...
Meghna Jiwanmall +6 more
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Preoperative Care for Cataract Surgery: The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Position Statement.
Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2021 Cataract surgeries are among the most common procedures requiring anesthesia care. Cataracts are a common cause of blindness. Surgery remains the only effective treatment of cataracts. Patients are often elderly with comorbidities.
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Prevalence and Cost of Care Cascades After Low-Value Preoperative Electrocardiogram for Cataract Surgery in Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries [PDF]
JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019 Importance Low-value care is prevalent in the United States, yet little is known about the downstream health care use triggered by low-value services. Measurement of such care cascades is essential to understanding the full consequences of low-value care.
Ishani Ganguli +10 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Hemoglobin and its associated blood values are important laboratory biomarkers that mirror the strength of constitution of patients undergoing spine surgery. Along with the clinical determinants available during the preadmission visit, it is important to
Matteo Briguglio +12 more
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IMPROVEMENTS IN PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1922 Until 1919, it was customary at the University of California Hospital to give a dose of castor oil the night before operation, and enemas in the morning. At that time, Dr. Terry discontinued the routine purgation, but left the order for enemas. The general impression about the hospital since then has been that the postoperative recoveries are on the ...
W. I. Terry, W. C. Alvarez, F. B. Taylor
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