Anesthesiology (all articles)
Postsurgical Neuropathy: A Descriptive Review
7 Feb, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCPostsurgical Neuropathy: A Descriptive Review – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Review: Pathophysiological and Clinical Considerations in the Perioperative Care of Patients with a Previous Ischemic Stroke
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC
Guideline: Enhanced Recovery After Lung Surgery
4 Feb, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Cancer Management and Research (free)
See also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)
To Infinity and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of Tele-Anesthesia
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:25h | UTCTo Infinity and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of Tele-Anesthesia – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free)
Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Patients for Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:52h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Hydroxyethyl Starch vs. Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCEffect of Hydroxyethyl Starch vs Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy on Death or Postoperative Complications Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: The FLASH Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Hydroxyethyl Starch for Fluid Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Surgical Patients: Context and Caution (free for a limited period)
Related Cochrane Review: Colloids vs Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in Critically Ill People (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
FLASH trial published today in @JAMA_current, comparing saline versus HES in high risk surgical patients.https://t.co/5xet1jOtEA
Our accompanying editorial, which hopefully helps to contextualizing the results can be found at:https://t.co/Ebl9ieG5Sp— Fernando Zampieri (@f_g_zampieri) January 21, 2020
Review: Enhancing Recovery in Pediatric Major Abdominal Surgery
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:26h | UTCRelated Reviews: Review of the enhanced recovery pathway for children: perioperative anesthetic considerations – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free) AND Embracing change: the era for pediatric ERAS is here – Pediatric Surgery International (free) AND Preparing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for implementation in pediatric populations – Journal of Pediatric Surgery (free)
WHO: Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Complications After Surgery
21 Jan, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCSmoking greatly increases risk of complications after surgery – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Tobacco and Surgical outcomes: WHO Knowledge Summary
Review: New‐onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Heart Surgery
21 Jan, 2020 | 01:04h | UTCRelated: Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Practice Advisory for the Management of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free) AND New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Patients After Cardiac Surgery – Current Anesthesiology Reports (free)
Study: The Development of a Standardized Pathway for Outpatient Ambulatory Fracture Surgery
16 Jan, 2020 | 03:57h | UTCCommentary: Strong Case for Outpatient Fracture Surgery – Orthobuzz (free)
Review: Management of Patients Undergoing Same-day Discharge Primary Total Kip and knee Arthroplasty
16 Jan, 2020 | 04:02h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Reduces Hospital Costs and Improve Clinical Outcomes in Liver Surgery
15 Jan, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations – World Journal of Surgery (free)
Related: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
Meta-Analysis: The Application of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
15 Jan, 2020 | 07:56h | UTCRelated: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
Randomized Trial: Variable vs. Fixed-rate Infusion of Phenylephrine During Cesarean Delivery
15 Jan, 2020 | 01:03h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Continuous Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Epidural or Patient‐controlled Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:19h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Tranexamic Acid in Hip Fracture Surgery
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:16h | UTC
Opinion – Should Bed Up Head Elevated be the New Standard Position for Rapid Sequence Intubation in the ED?
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:17h | UTCShould Bed Up Head Elevated (BUHE) be the New Standard Position for RSI in the ED? – RebelEM (free)
Original Study: Comparison of Macintosh Laryngoscopy in Bed-up-Head–Elevated Position With GlideScope Laryngoscopy: A Randomized, Controlled, Noninferiority Trial – Anesthesia & Analgesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: Why Not Ramp All Intubations? New RCT Suggests We Should – JournalFeed (free)
Systematic Review: Prehabilitation Before Major Intra-abdominal Cancer Surgery
12 Jan, 2020 | 20:45h | UTC
Special Issue: Advances in Perioperative Care
7 Jan, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCHomepage: Special Issue: Advances in Perioperative Care – BJS / Anaesthesia (free articles)
– Perioperative care and collaboration between surgeons and anaesthetists – it’s about time
– Role of the anaesthetist in postoperative care
– Framework for prehabilitation services
– Role of critical care in improving outcomes for high‐risk surgical patients
– Scoping review of mode of anaesthesia in emergency surgery
– Strategies to minimize intraoperative blood loss during major surgery
– Perioperative care of the obese patient
– Rational performance metrics for operating theatres, principles of efficiency, and how to achieve it
– Acute postoperative pain management
– Meta‐analysis of α‐blockade versus no blockade before adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma
– Network meta‐analysis of local and regional analgesia following colorectal resection
– Variation in global uptake of the Surgical Safety Checklist
Related Commentary on Twitter
? BJS are delighted to announce the release of our entirely #OpenAccess? joint special issue with @Anaes_Journal: Advances in perioperative care ?
?https://t.co/77SK3RiyLH pic.twitter.com/3ssexsHXN2
— BJS (@BJSurgery) January 6, 2020
Opinion: An Update on Peripheral Vasopressors
6 Jan, 2020 | 23:17h | UTCAn update on peripheral vasopressors – First10EM (free)
Related: Safety of peripheral administration of vasopressor medications: A systematic review – Emergency Medicine Australasia (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: High FIO2 Compared with Conventional FIO2 Does Not Reduce Post-Surgical Infections in Abdominal Surgery
6 Jan, 2020 | 23:04h | UTCEffects of oxygen on post-surgical infections during an individualised perioperative open-lung ventilatory strategy: a randomised controlled trial – British Journal of Anaesthesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Comparing the Effects of Giving Perioperative Oxygen Therapy of 30% FiO2 to 80% FiO2 on Surgical Site Infection and Mortality (free)
Review: Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
5 Jan, 2020 | 13:33h | UTCPerioperative Acute Kidney Injury – Anesthesiology (free)
Related Review: Acute Kidney Injury: A frequently underestimated problem in perioperative medicine – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: NT-proBNP may Improve Cardiac Risk Prediction for Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
5 Jan, 2020 | 13:10h | UTCPreoperative N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Cardiovascular Events After Noncardiac Surgery: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Preoperative levels of heart proteins may help predict death or cardiac complications in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery – American College of Physicians (free) AND Biomarker Predicts Perioperative Cardiovascular Complications – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND NT-proBNP May Hold the Key to Predicting Cardiac Risk Before Noncardiac Surgery – TCTMD (free) AND Preoperative NT-proBNP concentration may help improve perioperative risk estimation – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Rocuronium NOT Non-inferior to Succinylcholine for Endotracheal Intubation Success Rate Among Patients Undergoing Out-of-Hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation
5 Jan, 2020 | 12:57h | UTCEffect of Rocuronium vs Succinylcholine on Endotracheal Intubation Success Rate Among Patients Undergoing Out-of-Hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Newer Drug Falls Short for Quick Prehospital Intubation – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT, #rocuronium did not demonstrate noninferiority vs #succinylcholine in first-attempt intubation success rate in patients undergoing endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital emergency settings. #rapidsequenceintubation https://t.co/rgw7oVVp3v
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) December 18, 2019
Review: Perioperative Care of the Geriatric Patient for Noncardiac Surgery
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:18h | UTCPerioperative care of the geriatric patient for noncardiac surgery – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Related: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)