Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Nitric Oxide Cuts Kidney Injury After Long Cardiac Surgery
Reduced kidney injury, better kidney function seen after prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass
Prehabilitation May Improve Post Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
3-pronged approach targets nutritional status, exercise capacity, and worry reduction
Awake VATS Can Be Safe Option for Some Lung Cancer Patients
Awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery safe, feasible for patients with poor lung function
Greater Satisfaction With Autologous Breast Reconstruction
And, likelihood of complications up for autologous reconstruction versus expander-implant technique
Gender Difference in Survival Seen After Radical Cystectomy
Females have worse disease-free, cancer-specific, overall survival versus males with bladder cancer
Algorithm Predicts Very Low Blood Pressure During Surgery
Advance warning, even 10 to 15 minutes ahead, can reduce harm to patients
High Success Rates for Mitral Valve Repair With Robotic Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery linked to fewer discharges to facility, one day less in hospital vs conservative sx
Walk Test IDs Risk of Cognitive Dysfunction Post Cardiac Surgery
Preoperative 6-minute walk distance linked to POCD risk in older adults undergoing cardiac surgery
Peri-Op RBC Transfusions Linked to Postoperative VTE
Perioperative red blood cell transfusion linked to increased adjusted odds of VTE, DVT, PE
APAGBI: Teens 13+ Should Be Assessed for VTE Prophylaxis
Decision-making algorithm from Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
