Anesthesiology (all articles)
French Guidelines of Intubation and Extubation of the ICU Patient
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:43h | UTC
Review: Blood Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty
27 Jan, 2019 | 19:02h | UTCBlood management in total knee arthroplasty: state-of-the-art review – Journal of ISAKOS (free)
Systematic Review: Adrenaline and Vasopressin for Cardiac Arrest
20 Jan, 2019 | 17:52h | UTCAdrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Adrenaline and vasopressin for cardiac arrest – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Randomized Trial: Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Opinion: Epinephrine Harms/Helps in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free commentaries) AND Review: The Role of Adrenaline in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (free)
Review: Regional Anesthesia Induced Peripheral Nerve Injury
20 Jan, 2019 | 14:13h | UTCRegional anaesthesia induced peripheral nerve injury – Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
Podcast: Perioperative Medicine
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:35h | UTC#135 Perioperative Medicine: Assess & Optimize Risk – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
Perioperative Thrombocytopenia: Evidence, Evaluation, and Emerging Therapies
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:19h | UTC
Guidelines for the Peri‐operative Care of People with Dementia
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:21h | UTCGuidelines for the peri‐operative care of people with dementia – Anaesthesia (free)
Guideline: Early Management of Severe Pelvic Injury
13 Jan, 2019 | 21:31h | UTC
Systematic Review: Routine Preoperative Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery
8 Jan, 2019 | 13:40h | UTCRoutine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Routine preoperative medical testing for cataract surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Perspective: A Preoperative Medical History and Physical Should Not Be a Requirement for All Cataract Patients – Journal of General Internal Medicine (free)
Related Research: Preoperative Medical Testing in Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
“This review has shown that routine preoperative testing does not increase the safety of cataract surgery.”
Supplement: Patient Optimization Before Surgery
7 Jan, 2019 | 22:00h | UTCSpecial Issue: Patient Optimization Before Surgery – Anaesthesia (free supplement)
Editorial: Patient optimisation before surgery: a clear and present challenge in peri‐operative care
– Risk prediction models for major surgery: composing a new tune
– Shared decision‐making in peri‐operative medicine: a narrative review
– Multi‐modal prehabilitation: addressing the why, when, what, how, who and where next?
– Pre‐operative nutrition and the elective surgical patient: why, how and what?
– Pre‐operative respiratory optimisation: an expert review
– Pre‐operative cardiac optimisation: a directed review
– Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review
– Peri‐operative care pathways: re‐engineering care to achieve the ‘triple aim’
– Pre‐optimisation of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: a review of best practice
Clinical Update: Perioperative Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
7 Jan, 2019 | 21:22h | UTCPerioperative Glucose Control in Patients with Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Review: Choice of Fluids in Critically Ill Patients
6 Jan, 2019 | 20:56h | UTCChoice of fluids in critically ill patients – BMC Anesthesiology (free)
Guideline: Management of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:16h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Benzodiazepines May Increase Length of Stay and Chance of Delirium in Intensive Care
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:12h | UTCBenzodiazepines may increase length of stay and chance of delirium in intensive care – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Sedative drugs used for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – Current Medical Research and Opinion (free)
Randomized Trial: Effects of Multiple Doses of Oral Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:39h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
WHO Manual: Preventing Surgical Site Infections
14 Dec, 2018 | 00:03h | UTCPreventing surgical site infections: implementation approaches for evidence-based recommendations – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @onisillos)
Guideline: Infection Prevention in the Operating Room Anesthesia Work Area
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:49h | UTCCommentary: New guidance focuses on reducing infections in anesthesiology – Healio (free registration required)
Study: Ultrarestrictive Opioid Prescription Protocol for Pain Management After Gynecologic and Abdominal Surgery
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCCommentaries: Striving for Evidence-Based Postoperative Opioid Prescribing While Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management—Shifting to Conservative Prescribing – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Opioid Prescriptions Can Be Drastically Reduced After Surgery with No Increase in Pain, Study Shows – Roswell Park (free)
Review: Anesthesia Interventions that Alter Perioperative Mortality
7 Dec, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCAnesthesia interventions that alter perioperative mortality: a scoping review – Systematic Reviews (free)
Systematic Review: Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric Surgical Patients
3 Dec, 2018 | 23:49h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Perioperative Tight Glycemic Control on Postoperative Outcomes
2 Dec, 2018 | 21:15h | UTC
Systematic Review: Prolonged Thromboprophylaxis for Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCProlonged thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for abdominal or pelvic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Adverse Side Effects of Dexamethasone in Surgical Patients
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:30h | UTCAdverse side effects of dexamethasone in surgical patients – Cochrane Library (free)
Consensus Statement: Peri‐operative Management of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Cardiac Surgery
25 Nov, 2018 | 20:29h | UTC
Review of Guidelines for Perioperative Diabetes Management
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:57h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club


