Implementing enhanced recovery pathways to improve surgical outcomes
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2019 An enhanced recovery pathway is a structured perioperative healthcare program that incorporates evidence-based interventions including protocols and guidelines with the aim of providing standardized care.
Shilpadevi Patil +7 more
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How hospital tours affect anxiety in mothers with children undergoing open-heart surgery in Iran [PDF]
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2020 Background: Parents tend to experience considerable amounts of anxiety before their children undergo open heart surgery and this anxiety leads to numerous negative outcomes for both the children and the parents.
Asal Amintojari +4 more
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Intra-operative blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose To review records of 371 patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) with intra-operative blood salvage to determine the allogeneic blood transfusion rate and the predictors for allogeneic blood transfusion. Methods Records
Beller, Elaine +3 more
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Can virtual nature improve patient experiences and memories of dental treatment? A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 Background Dental anxiety and anxiety-related avoidance of dental care create significant problems for patients and the dental profession. Distraction interventions are used in daily medical practice to help patients cope with unpleasant procedures ...
Andrade, J +10 more
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Effect of behavioral intervention using smartphone application for preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013 BackgroundChildren and parents experience significant anxiety and distress during the preoperative period. This is important because preoperative anxiety in children is associated with adverse postoperative outcome.
Jong-Hyuk Lee +5 more
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Preoperative Fasting Abbreviation and its Effects on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Incidence in Gynecological Surgery Patients [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e ObstetríciaObjective To investigate the effects of preoperative fasting abbreviation with a carbohydrate and protein-enriched solution, on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) incidence in gynecological surgery patients, a population naturally at risk for such
Gisele Vissoci Marquini +6 more
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Descending aortic calcification increases renal dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery patients with intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation placed perioperatively : a case control study [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery increases length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality. A significant number of patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures require perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP ...
Bingold, Tobias Michael +9 more
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Enhanced Recovery after Vascular Surgery
Frontiers in Medicine, 2018 The beginnings of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program were first developed for patients in colorectal surgery, and after it was established as the standard of care in this surgical field, it began to be applied in many others surgical ...
Milena D. Stojanovic +7 more
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Effectiveness of appropriately trained nurses in preoperative assessment: randomised controlled equivalence/non-inferiority trial [PDF]
, 2002 Objective To determine whether preoperative assessments carried out by appropriately trained nurses are inferior in quality to those carried out by preregistration house officers. Design Randomised controlled equivalence/non-inferiority trial.
Alhameed, Hameed +15 more
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Abnormalities in preoperative examinations of plastic surgery patients [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2023 Introduction: Preoperative tests (EPO) aim to detect abnormalities and give greater safety to the procedure. However, the request for these tests is still controversial, either because they do not bring about changes in conduct for the procedure or ...
Leonardo Boscolo Bigarelli +2 more
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