Anesthesiology (all articles)
Diabetes Treatments and Their Perioperative Implications
11 May, 2019 | 15:47h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
“Sulfonylureas and SGLT2i should be ceased before moderate or major surgery. Other oral antihyperglycemic therapies may be continued or ceased.
Push-Dose Vasopressors: An Update for 2019
8 May, 2019 | 07:09h | UTCPush-Dose Vasopressors: An Update for 2019 – emDocs (free)
Related: A Comparative Study of Bolus Norepinephrine, Phenylephrine, and Ephedrine for the Treatment of Maternal Hypotension in Parturients with Preeclampsia During Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia – Medical Science Monitor (free) AND Bolus-Dose Vasopressors in the Emergency Department: First, Do No Harm; Second, More Evidence Is Needed – Annals of Emergency Medicine (free PDF)
2019 Canadian Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia
8 May, 2019 | 02:11h | UTCGuidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2019 – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)
Related: Guidelines for the Safe Practice of Total Intravenous Anesthesia (free)
Canadian Statement on Clear Fluid Fasting for Elective Pediatric Anesthesia
8 May, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCRelated: Position Statement: Clear Fluids Fasting for Elective Pediatric Anesthesia (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
“Pediatric patients should be encouraged and allowed to ingest clear fluids up to one hour before elective anesthesia or sedation.”
Future of Pediatric Sedation: Towards a Unified Goal of Improving Practice
6 May, 2019 | 22:46h | UTC
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery
5 May, 2019 | 22:07h | UTCGuidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society Recommendations – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Cardiac Surgery Revolution – JAMA Surgery (free)
Related: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
Related Commentary on Twitter
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— ERAS-CS (@ERASCardiac) May 4, 2019
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Gynecologic/Oncology
3 May, 2019 | 07:20h | UTCRelated: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
Nitrous Oxide: A Narrative Review of its Role in Clinical Practice
2 May, 2019 | 12:54h | UTC
Perioperative Fluid Therapy for Major Surgery
1 May, 2019 | 07:00h | UTCPerioperative Fluid Therapy for Major Surgery – Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Unscheduled Procedural Sedation
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:47h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Intravenous Magnesium Can Reduce Shivering in Patients After Surgery
29 Apr, 2019 | 00:59h | UTCIntravenous magnesium can reduce shivering in patients after surgery – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Effectiveness of Magnesium in Preventing Shivering in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Anesthesia & Analgesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Determinants of Perioperative Outcome in Frail Older Patients
28 Apr, 2019 | 13:26h | UTCDeterminants of Perioperative Outcome in Frail Older Patients – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Systematic Review: Supplemental Perioperative Intravenous Crystalloids for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
28 Apr, 2019 | 13:14h | UTCSupplemental perioperative intravenous crystalloids for postoperative nausea and vomiting – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Extra intravenous fluid given during surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting – Cochrane Library (free)
Meta-Analysis: The Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Hip Fracture Surgery
25 Apr, 2019 | 13:04h | UTC
Korean Guideline for Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:28h | UTC
Reducing Surgical Mortality by Use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
18 Apr, 2019 | 07:56h | UTCReducing surgical mortality in Scotland by use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist – BJS (free)
Commentaries: Hospital deaths after surgery fall after launch of surgical safety checklists in Scotland – Wiley (free) AND Surgical safety checklist linked to decline in hospital deaths – UPI (free)
See also: WHO Surgical Safety Checklist – World Health Organization (free resources)
Review: Management of Accidental Intra-arterial Injection
15 Apr, 2019 | 02:02h | UTC
Guidelines for Day‐Case Surgery 2019
11 Apr, 2019 | 00:46h | UTC
EAACI Position Paper: Investigation of Perioperative Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions
11 Apr, 2019 | 00:48h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effect of an Incentive Spirometer Patient Reminder After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
11 Apr, 2019 | 00:36h | UTCEffect of an Incentive Spirometer Patient Reminder After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Benefits of Incentive Spirometry: Still More Work to Do – JAMA Surgery (free)
Simple intervention leading to improved outcomes, but confirmatory studies are required (see invited commentary).
Review: Perioperative Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Otologic Surgery
10 Apr, 2019 | 20:35h | UTC
The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach
10 Apr, 2019 | 06:07h | UTCRelated: 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 Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
Consensus Statement: Perioperative Management of Patients on Preoperative Opioid Therapy
4 Apr, 2019 | 12:52h | UTC
Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Lung Surgery
2 Apr, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCSee also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)
Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice in Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Brazil
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:59h | UTCThe Brazilian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (SBCCV) and Brazilian Society for Extracorporeal Circulation (SBCEC) Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice – Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (free PDF)
Editorial: The SBCCV/SBCEC Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice: A Landmark for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Brazil (free PDF)