Complete anesthesia handover during cardiac surgery associated with patient mortality
1. This large, retrospective cohort study demonstrated that complete anesthesia handover during cardiac surgery was associated with a greater risk ...
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Spinal anesthesia not superior to general anesthesia for hip surgery
1. Spinal anesthesia was not superior to general anesthesia for hip surgery in older adults in survival and ambulatory status ...
Evaluation of epidural analgesia use during labor and infection in full-term neonates delivered vaginally
1. Epidural analgesia during vaginal labour was associated with an increased risk of infection among neonates 2. Further research and ...
Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation effective for reduction of postoperative pain
1. Among patients undergoing ambulatory orthopedic surgical procedures, percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation reduced pain and the use of opiates in ...
Local block with liposomal bupivacaine does not reduce postoperative opioid use for patients undergoing open abdominal wall reconstruction
1. In patients undergoing open ventral hernia repair with mesh placement, liposomal bupivacaine transversus abdominus plane block did not reduce ...
Neuraxial anesthesia associated with decreased 30-day all-cause mortality for patients undergoing lower limb revascularization
1. Among patients undergoing lower limb revascularization, the use of neuraxial compared with general anesthesia was associated with decreased 30-day ...
Decision aid tools helpful in resolving decision conflict for patients contemplating epidural anesthesia during labour
1. A decision aid tool significantly helped resolve decision conflict in patients contemplating the use of epidural anesthesia during labour. ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind November 16, 2020
Advance care planning in patients with advanced cancer: A 6-country, cluster-randomised clinical trial 1. An advanced care planning (ACP) intervention ...
Quick Take: Effect of Intraoperative High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With Recruitment Maneuvers vs Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients
Protective intraoperative mechanical ventilation has been associated with reduced postoperative pulmonary complication risk. Obesity is associated with an increased risk ...
EEG-guided anesthetic administration unlikely to reduce post-operative delirium
1. In this randomized controlled trial, EEG-guided anesthetic administration during surgical interventions did not reduce the incidence of delirium compared ...
