Hypnotic drug use may be associated with increased risk of postoperative delirium
1. Older age, hypnotic drug use, and higher intraoperative fluid load were independent risk factors associated with postoperative delirium development ...
Tag: pancreatic surgery
Pasireotide effective in reducing postoperative pancreatic surgery complications
Image: PD 1. Pasireotide was effective at reducing the rate of post-pancreatectomy fistulas, leaks and abscesses until 60 days post-op. ...
Longer preoperative treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer may extend survival
Image: PD 1. Prolonged chemotherapeutic down-staging before resection was associated with improved survival in patients with previously inoperable pancreatic cancers. ...
Use of post-operative prophylactic drains in pancreatic surgery patients associated with higher morbidity
Jan 31st - Ann. of Surgery - Patients without drains have lower rates of pancreatic fistulas post-operatively. Image: PD 1. ...