Anesthesiology (all articles)
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
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— 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)
ASA Practice Guidelines for Central Venous Access 2020
12 Dec, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC
State of the Art Review: Does General Anesthesia Affect Neurodevelopment in Infants and Children?
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCDoes general anesthesia affect neurodevelopment in infants and children? – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Randomized Trial: General Anesthesia in Infancy Does Not Seem to Impair Neurodevelopmental Outcomes (link to abstract and commentary)
Infographics and Summaries of the New ACLS and PALS Updates
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCHomepage: CPR Guidelines (free summaries and infographics)
– 2019 Highlights – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC
– 2019 FAQ – Guidelines Update for CPR & ECC
– 2019 Infographic – ACLS Guidelines Update
– 2019 Infographic – PALS Guidelines Update
Original Guidelines: AHA Updates on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (free) AND AHA Updates in Pediatric Life Support (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Have you seen the 2019 @American_Heart guidelines update? @sparsh717, @atolm6, @AylC1989 and @comilla_s have created #infographics to summarize the update! Here is the #ACLS update graphic!
AHA Update: https://t.co/Yo0kdKfZJM
ACLS Update infographic: https://t.co/Vb7R0LgAJI pic.twitter.com/tNadnBC2x5— CanadiEM (@WeAreCanadiEM) December 8, 2019
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCCannabis-based medicines and the perioperative physician – Perioperative Medicine (free)
Related: Perioperative care of cannabis users: A comprehensive review of pharmacological and anesthetic considerations – Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (free)
Editorial: Is Tranexamic Acid Going to CRASH the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury?
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCOriginal Study: Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)
[Abstract Only] Study: Cannabis Use Disorder May Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Major Elective Surgeries
6 Dec, 2019 | 07:53h | UTCCannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Outcomes in Major Elective Surgeries: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis – Anesthesiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Cannabis Abuse Linked to Periprocedural MIs After Elective Surgeries – TCTMD (free) AND Prevalence of cannabis dependence or abuse increases significantly among surgical patients – News Medical (free)
Related: Perioperative care of cannabis users: A comprehensive review of pharmacological and anesthetic considerations – Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (free) AND If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know – Kaiser Health News (free)
ASH Guideline: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Hospitalized Patients
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:29h | UTCRelated: European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (comprehensive resource on the subject) AND American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Prophylaxis for Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Medical Patients (free)
Consensus Statement on Fasting Before Procedural Sedation in Adults and Children
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:31h | UTCSee also (preoperative fasting guidelines): Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration (free) AND Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free) AND Clear fluids fasting for elective paediatric anaesthesia: The European Society of Anaesthesiology consensus statement – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (free) AND Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society statement on clear fluid fasting for elective pediatric anesthesia – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)
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— 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@Anaes_Journal) December 3, 2019
Randomized Trial: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning May Have a Role in Reducing Myocardial Injury in Emergency Hip Fracture Surgery
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:07h | UTCRelated Perspective: Remote ischaemic preconditioning: an intervention for anaesthetists? – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Remote ischaemic preconditioning reduced the risk of myocardial injury and infarction after emergency hip fracture surgery, finds new #BMJresearch https://t.co/Gb45BBpDEB
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 4, 2019
Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2020
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:27h | UTCGuidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2020 – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)
[Abstract Only] Small Study Suggests a Benefit of Using Single-syringe Administration of Diluted Adenosine for SVT
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCSingle Syringe Adenosine for SVT – JournalFeed (free)
See also: Trick of the Trade: Combine Adenosine with the Flush – AliEM (free)
Original Research Letter: Single-syringe Administration of Diluted Adenosine – Academic Emergency Medicine ($)
Systematic Review: Transient Neurological Symptoms Following Spinal Anesthesia with Lidocaine vs. Other Local Anesthetics
3 Dec, 2019 | 00:48h | UTCTransient neurological symptoms (TNS) following spinal anaesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anaesthetics in adult surgical patients: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Higher vs. Lower Fraction of Inspired Oxygen or Targets of Arterial Oxygenation for Adults Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
29 Nov, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCHigher versus lower fraction of inspired oxygen or targets of arterial oxygenation for adults admitted to the intensive care unit – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Supplemental oxygen for adults admitted to the intensive care unit – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Oxygen therapy for acutely ill medical patients: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free) AND Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary) AND A Systematic Review of the Effects of Hyperoxia in Acutely Ill Patients: Should We Aim for Less? – BioMed Research International (free) AND Things We Do For No Reason: Supplemental Oxygen for Patients without Hypoxemia – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis: Comparing the Effects of Giving Perioperative Oxygen Therapy of 30% FiO2 to 80% FiO2 on Surgical Site Infection and Mortality
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCRelated: WHO Guidelines for Peri-Operative Hyperoxia Questioned (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts