Anesthesiology (all articles)
Research: Association of Overlapping Surgery With Increased Risk for Complications Following Hip Surgery
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCEditorial: Overlapping Surgery—Perspectives From the Other Side of the Table (free)
Commentaries: Study: Overlapping surgeries boost complication risks – Becker’s Hospital Review (free) AND Does Overlapping Surgery Increase Complication Risk After Hip Surgery? – The JAMA Network (free)
Update in Perioperative Medicine
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTC2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Consensus on the Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCCommentary and Summary: Consensus for Management of Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulants – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Review: Postoperative pain management in the postanesthesia care unit
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:11h | UTCPostoperative pain management in the postanesthesia care unit: an update – Journal of Pain Research (free)
Meta-Analysis: Enhanced recovery after surgery programs on laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:06h | UTC
Review: Ischemic mitral regurgitation
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:21h | UTCIschemic mitral regurgitation – Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (free)
Research: Association Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCAssociation Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Delaying Surgery for Hip Fracture for More Than One Day Associated with Small Increased Risk of Death – The JAMA Network (free) AND Delaying Hip Fracture Surgery for 1 Day Tied to Higher Mortality Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Emergency Hip Surgery Best Done Within 24 Hours – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Aspirin in Patients With Previous Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:43h | UTCCommentaries: Perioperative aspirin may improve short-term outcomes after noncardiac surgery in patients with prior PCI – ACP Internist (free) AND Aspirin can prevent heart attacks after noncardiac surgery in patients with prior PCI – University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Aspirin Protective Against Early Death/MI in Prior PCI Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery – TCTMD (free)
Research: Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:17h | UTCRestrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: TRICS III: Restrictive Red-Cell Transfusion Noninferior to Liberal Use in Cardiac Surgery – TCTMD (free) AHA: Restrictive Blood Transfusion OK for Select Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related article: Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery: The TRACS Randomized Controlled Trial – JAMA (free)
Review: Management of anticoagulation in hip fractures
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:36h | UTCManagement of anticoagulation in hip fractures – Effort Open Reviews (free)
European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCEuropean guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (free PDF articles):
– Patients with preexisting coagulation disorders and after severe perioperative bleeding
– Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
– Surgery in the obese patient
– Surgery during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period
– Day surgery and fast-track surgery
– Chronic treatments with antiplatelet agents
– Aspirin
2017 American Heart Association Focused Updates on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCNews Release and Summary: More Cardiac Arrest Victims Could Survive with Dispatcher CPR Instruction, Rescue Breaths for Children (free)
See Guidelines: 2017 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations Summary (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF) AND 2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality (free PDF)
Top Ten Things to Know: AHA Focused Update on Adult and Pediatric Basic Life Support and CPR Quality (free PDF)
Meta-analysis – Tranexamic acid: is it about time?
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:14h | UTCCommentaries: Tranexamic acid: is it about time? – The Lancet (free) Rapid use of blood drug could save thousands of lives, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Severely bleeding patients must receive lifesaving drug within minutes, not hours – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: The Value of Preoperative Assessment Before Noncardiac Surgery in the Era of Value-Based Care
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:55h | UTCRelated guidelines: 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management (free) AND Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery – NICE Guideline (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 3rd Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (free)
Research: Daytime variation of perioperative myocardial injury in cardiac surgery
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:15h | UTCDaytime variation of perioperative myocardial injury in cardiac surgery and its prevention by Rev-Erbα antagonism: a single-centre propensity-matched cohort study and a randomised study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Why Heart Surgery May be Better in the Afternoon – Scientific American (free) AND Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Aortic Valve Replacement: Afternoon Surgery Linked to Fewer Adverse Events – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Upright versus lying down position in second stage of labour in nulliparous women with low dose epidural
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCCommentaries: During Labor, Lie Down – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Normal birth more likely when lying down in late stages, post epidural – OnMedica (free)
Guidelines on perioperative medication in adult cardiac surgery
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:01h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter (free)
Review: Sedation and analgesia for procedures in the pediatric emergency room
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCSedation and analgesia for procedures in the pediatric emergency room – Jornal de Pediatria (free)
Meta-analysis: Enhanced recovery program versus traditional care after hepatectomy
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:47h | UTCEnhanced recovery program versus traditional care after hepatectomy: A meta-analysis – Medicine (free)
Review: Perioperative management and monitoring of antiplatelet agents
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:58h | UTC
Review: Preoperative cardiac evaluation with echocardiography before non-cardiac surgery
7 Oct, 2017 | 21:57h | UTC
Research: Conscious Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:24h | UTCConscious Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights from the NCDR® STS/ACC TVT Registry – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Conscious Sedation in TAVR Linked to Lower Mortality, Shorter Hospital Stays: TVT Registry – TCTMD (free)
Local nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:43h | UTCLocal nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Peripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“One case of pneumonia prevented for every 7 hip fracture patients given pain relief with nerve block” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Randomized Trial: Individualized vs Standard Blood Pressure Management in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:33h | UTCEditorial: Perioperative Management of High-Risk Patients: Going Beyond “Avoid Hypoxia and Hypotension” (free)
Commentary: Individualized SBP tx cuts risk for post-op organ dysfunction – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Continuous Spinal Anesthesia for Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:14h | UTCContinuous Spinal Anesthesia for Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia – Frontiers in Medicine (free)