Anesthesiology (all articles)
Studies suggest apneic oxygenation reduces hypoxemia during emergency intubation
17 Jul, 2017 | 01:34h | UTCStudies suggest apneic oxygenation reduces hypoxemia during emergency intubation:
Meta-analysis 1: Apneic oxygenation during intubation in the emergency department and during retrieval: A systematic review and meta-analysis – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-analysis 2: Apneic oxygenation reduces the incidence of hypoxemia during emergency intubation: A systematic review and meta-analysis – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full text)
Source: Apneic Oxygenation Prevents Desaturation During Intubation – Journal Watch ($ resource to find articles of interest)
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:41h | UTCSee other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines and Reviews in our collection and in the ERAS Society Website.
The use of high-frequency ventilation during general anaesthesia
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:40h | UTCReview: The use of high-frequency ventilation during general anaesthesia: an update – F1000 research (free)
Peri-operative blood management
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:43h | UTCReview: Peri-operative blood management – Indian Journal of Anesthesia (free)
Iatrogenic bleeding during flexible bronchoscopy
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:18h | UTCReview: Iatrogenic bleeding during flexible bronchoscopy: risk factors, prophylactic measures and management – ERJ Open Research (free)
Optimal Perioperative Care in Breast Reconstruction: ERAS Society Recommendations
5 Jul, 2017 | 16:38h | UTCSee also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines and Reviews in our collection and the ERAS Society Website.
Perioperative Management of Neurological Conditions
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:33h | UTCPerioperative Management of Neurological Conditions – Health Services Insights (free)
Re-designing the pathway to surgery: better care and added value
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCRe-designing the pathway to surgery: better care and added value – Perioperative Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
A Meta-analysis of the Impact of Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Bleeding Complications in Noncardiac Surgery
26 Jun, 2017 | 17:32h | UTCA Meta-analysis of the Impact of Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Bleeding Complications in Noncardiac Surgery – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)
“Antiplatelet therapy at the time of noncardiac surgery confers minimal bleeding risk with no difference in thrombotic complications. In many cases, it is safe to continue antiplatelet therapy in patients with important indications for their use”
Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Stents Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery
20 Jun, 2017 | 18:23h | UTCInspired by War Zones, Balloon Device May Save Civilians From Fatal Blood Loss
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:25h | UTCInspired by War Zones, Balloon Device May Save Civilians From Fatal Blood Loss – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCPractice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration – Anesthesiology, via Medscape (free registration required)
Predicting the Need for Fluid Therapy
6 Jun, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCReview: Predicting the Need for Fluid Therapy—Does Fluid Responsiveness Work? – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Related: Fluid management series – Journal of Intensive Care (all articles are free)
Visual recognition memory is impaired in rhesus monkeys repeatedly exposed to sevoflurane in infancy
4 Jun, 2017 | 19:15h | UTC
Effect of a Modified Hospital Elder Life Program on Delirium and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
25 May, 2017 | 14:50h | UTCEffect of a Modified Hospital Elder Life Program on Delirium and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free) (RT @PreetiNMalani see Tweet)
Commentary: Anti-delirium strategy reduces after-surgery confusion in elderly – Reuters Health (free)
Multicomponent nonpharmacologic interventions, including orienting communications, oral and nutritional assistance, and early mobilization reduced postoperative delirium by 56% and length of stay by 2 days.
Perioperative management of patients on direct oral anticoagulants
24 May, 2017 | 14:42h | UTCReview: Perioperative management of patients on direct oral anticoagulants – Thrombosis Journal (free)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults and Children With Mechanical Circulatory Support
24 May, 2017 | 14:40h | UTCSee also: News release (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
Management of severe perioperative bleeding
6 May, 2017 | 20:31h | UTCManagement of severe perioperative bleeding: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017
5 May, 2017 | 20:29h | UTCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) (RT @jankluytmans and @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)
Invited commentary: Surgical Site Infection Prevention – What We Know and What We Do Not Know – JAMA Surgery (free)
Commentary: ‘Long-Awaited’ CDC Guidelines on SSI Prevention Released – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection 2016 – World Health Organization (free)
Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure
2 May, 2017 | 17:18h | UTCExpert consensus document: Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
2 May, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCReview: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
After Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home
27 Apr, 2017 | 16:28h | UTCAfter Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See also: Time to Rethink Inpatient Rehab After Knee Replacement? – The Rheumatologist (free)
Original article abstract ($ for full-text): Effect of Inpatient Rehabilitation vs a Monitored Home-Based Program on Mobility in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: The HIHO Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)
The NYT commentary talks about the futility of some interventions currently used to postpone surgery and about the benefits of outpatient rehabilitation.
Mortality Trends After Surgical Safety Checklist
20 Apr, 2017 | 14:31h | UTCMortality Trends After a Voluntary Checklist-based Surgical Safety Collaborative – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – free PDF available)
Sources: Global Health NOW Newsletter (free) AND South Carolina Hospitals Saw Surgery Deaths Drop After Implementing WHO Checklist – AJMC News (free) AND A simple checklist prevents deaths after surgery, a large new study suggests – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
See also: WHO Surgical Safety Checklist – World Health Organization (free) AND A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Dexamethasone versus for postoperative nausea and vomiting in GI surgery
19 Apr, 2017 | 14:15h | UTCA single dose of 8 mg intravenous dexamethasone at induction of anesthesia reduced postoperative nausea and vomiting with no increase in adverse events.
European Association of Urology releases its 1st thromboprophylaxis guideline
14 Apr, 2017 | 16:10h | UTCEuropean Association of Urology releases its 1st thromboprophylaxis guideline (free)
“Extended thromboprophylaxis is warranted in some procedures (eg, open and robotic cystectomy) but not others (eg, robotic prostatectomy without pelvic lymph node dissection in low-risk patients)”
“Extended prophylaxis is warranted for some procedures (eg, kidney transplantation procedures in high-risk patients) but not others (transurethral resection of the prostate and reconstructive female pelvic surgery in low-risk patients)”