Anesthesiology (all articles)
Recommendations for Preoperative Fasting in Children
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:56h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Optimal Use of Tranexamic Acid for Total Hip Arthroplasty
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:26h | UTCOptimal use of tranexamic acid for total hip arthroplasty: A network meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)
Review: High Flow Nasal Therapy in Perioperative Medicine
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:09h | UTC
Systematic Review: Perioperative Alcohol Cessation Intervention for Postoperative Complications
16 Nov, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCPerioperative alcohol cessation intervention for postoperative complications – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Effects of perioperative alcohol cessation interventions on postoperative complications following surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
“Intensive alcohol cessation interventions offered for four to eight weeks to participants undergoing all types of surgical procedures to achieve complete alcohol cessation before surgery probably reduced the number of postoperative complications.”
Review: Causes and Prevention of Postoperative Myocardial Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:43h | UTCCauses and prevention of postoperative myocardial injury – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (free)
Review: Update on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
6 Nov, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCUpdate on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free)
Review: Practical Approach to Diastolic Dysfunction in the Operating Room and the ICU
5 Nov, 2018 | 12:06h | UTC
Guidelines for the Safe Practice of Total Intravenous Anesthesia
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:47h | UTCGuidelines for the safe practice of total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) – Anaesthesia (free)
Systematic Review: Early Enteral Nutrition in Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCEarly enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of hospital stay and postoperative complications – Cochrane Library (free)
This review suggests that early enteral feeding is associated with a shorter length of hospital stay. For all other outcomes (postoperative complications, mortality, adverse events, and QoL) the findings are inconclusive.
Review: Enhanced Recovery in Surgical Intensive Care
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:12h | UTCEnhanced Recovery in Surgical Intensive Care: A Review – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Cricoid Pressure vs. Sham Procedure in Elective Intubation
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCEffect of Cricoid Pressure Compared With a Sham Procedure in the Rapid Sequence Induction of Anesthesia: The IRIS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Is 30 Newtons of Prevention Worth a Pound of a Cure?—Cricoid Pressure – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND The Case of the Inferior Superiority – EMNerd (free)
Cohort Study: Aspirin vs. Other Anticoagulants for Prevention of VTE After Total Knee Arthroplasty
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:06h | UTCAssociation of Aspirin With Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared With Other Anticoagulants: A Noninferiority Analysis – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Research Supports Use of Aspirin Alone to Prevent VTE After Knee Replacement Surgery – TCTMD (free) AND Aspirin Noninferior to Other Anticoagulants in Knee Arthroplasty – Journal Watch (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Aspirin Starting Five Days After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for VTE Prophylaxis (link to abstract, video summary and commentary)
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Esophagectomy
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCGuidelines for Perioperative Care in Esophagectomy: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations – World Journal of Surgery (free for a limited period)
Consensus: Targeted Temperature Management in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, or Acute Ischemic Stroke
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:46h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Restrictive vs. Liberal Transfusion Strategies in Cardiac Surgery
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCRelated study: Outcomes after Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery (link to abstract)
Review: Perioperative Lung Protective Ventilation
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCPerioperative lung protective ventilation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Outcomes after Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCSix-Month Outcomes after Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
“In moderate-to-high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery, six-month outcomes show that a restrictive red-cell transfusion strategy is noninferior to a liberal strategy” (via @NEJM see Tweet with Visual Abstract)
Review: Difficult Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCDifficult tracheal intubation in critically ill – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Review: Intravenous Fluid Therapy in Critically ill Adults
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:30h | UTCIntravenous fluid therapy in critically ill adults – Nature Reviews Nephrology (free for a limited period) (via @CritCareReviews)
Guideline: Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in the ICU
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCClinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free) (via @Abraham_RMI)
Study: Mortality Effects of Timing Alternatives for Hip Fracture Surgery
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCCommentaries: Lower death rate when senior hip fractures are repaired quickly – Reuters (free) AND Delayed surgery for hip fractures cause of preventable deaths, study finds – The Globe and Mail (free) AND The sun should not set twice before hip fracture repair – CMAJ, via ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Viscoelastic Hemostatic Assays in the Management of Major Bleeding
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCOxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (free)
Systematic Review: Colloids vs Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in Critically Ill People
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCColloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill people – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Colloids or crystalloids for fluid replacement in critically people – Cochrane Library (free)
“Using starches, dextrans, albumin or FFP (moderate-certainty evidence), or gelatins (low-certainty evidence), versus crystalloids probably makes little or no difference to mortality. Starches probably slightly increase the need for blood transfusion and RRT (moderate-certainty evidence), and albumin or FFP may make little or no difference to the need for renal replacement therapy (low-certainty evidence)”.
Randomized Trial: Preoperative Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Outcomes
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:42h | UTCCommentary: Omitting ACE inhibitor before surgery reduced intraoperative hypotension, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)