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Risk of postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery—development and validation of a risk score and effect of acute kidney injury on survival:observational cohort study [PDF]

, 2015
Funding: This study was funded by Tenovus Tayside, Chief Scientist Office, Scotland and a travelling fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Bell, Samira, Dekker, Friedo W., Deshmukh, Harshal, Donnan, Peter T., Marwick, Charis, Vadiveloo, Thenmalar, Van Diepen, Merel   +6 more
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Development of a Nursing Practice Guideline for Pre and Post-Operative Care of Gastric Cancer Patients [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2010
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to develop nursing practice guidelines and algorithms for the pre- and postoperative care of gastric cancer patients.MethodsThe guidelines and algorithms were developed based on a literature review and subject-matter ...
Mi-Ok Park, Hyeoun-Ae Park
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Depression and breast cancer; postoperative short-term implications [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction. Pre and postoperative psychological status is an important aspect in patients diagnosed with breast cancer, having a great impact on their quality of life.
Bălălău, Denisa, Cozma, Cristina N., Jecan, Cristian R., Popa, Roxana, Popescu, Bogdan, Răducu, Laura, Scaunasu, Razvan V., Voiculescu, Ștefan   +7 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 Obstetrícia
Objective 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, Francisco Edes da Silva Pinheiro, Alfredo Urbano da Costa Vieira, Rogério Melo da Costa Pinto, Maria Gabriela Baumgarten Kuster Uyeda, Manoel João Batista Castello Girão, Marair Gracio Ferreira Sartori   +6 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, Danica Z. Markovic, Anita Z. Vukovic, Vesna D. Dinic, Aleksandar N. Nikolic, Tijana G. Maricic, Radmilo J. Janković, Radmilo J. Janković   +7 more
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An educational tool to improve patient perceptions on the roles of an anesthesiologist and the importance of pre-anesthetic evaluation: A quality initiative study

The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum, 2020
Background: There is a huge deficit in patient knowledge about roles played by an anesthesiologist and about the relevance of a proper preanesthetic evaluation.
Smitha Elizabeth George, Grace Rebekah, Anita Shirley Joselyn   +2 more
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The incidence of difficult intubation in 2 000 patients undergoing thyroid surgery: A single center experience [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009
Background/Aim. The incidence of difficult intubation (DI) is 1-10%, and DI leading to inability to intubate occurs in 0.04% of the population.
Kalezić Nevena, Milosavljević Radoje, Paunović Ivan, Živaljević Vladan, Diklić Aleksandar, Matić Danica, Ivanović Branislava, Nešković Vojislava   +7 more
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Evidence update on prevention of surgical site infection [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose of review: surgical site infection (SSI) is a common health care associated infection and complicates up to 10-20% of operations with considerable health care resources.
Astagneau, Bayat, Blackham, Bonds, Bunn, Cabaluna, Daoud, Darouiche, Edmiston, Fry, Gheorghe, Grauhan, Jakobsson, Kamel, Kent, Kirby, Krieger, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Lyytikainen, Matatov, Melling, Pauli, Pinkney, Richet, Sanchez-Manuel, Stannard, Strecker, Tanner, Tanner, Taylor, Thibon, Togioka, Turtiainen, Ubbink, Wang, Webster, Williams, Yokoe   +42 more
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The overlooked problem among surgical patients: Preoperative anxiety at Ethiopian University Hospital

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
IntroductionAnxiety was repeatedly reported as the worst aspect of the perioperative time. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of preoperative anxiety among adult surgical patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized ...
Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe, Tadesse Belayneh Melkie, Girmay Fitiwi Lema, Marye Getnet, Wubie Birlie Chekol   +4 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, Eltzschig, Holger K., Lawlor, Garrett, Mitani, Aya, Nowak-Machen, Martina, Rawn, James D., Rosenberger, Peter, Shekar, Prem S., Shernan, Stanton K., Tuli, Sagun   +9 more
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