Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Editorial Historical Article
Our Diamond Jubilee: a time to celebrate the past and envision our future.
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Clinical Trial Observational Study
Untreated preoperative depression is not associated with postoperative arrhythmias in CABG patients.
The mechanism by which depression affects postoperative outcome may involve arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether untreated depression is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative arrhythmias in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). ⋯ Preoperative untreated depression is not related to postoperative arrhythmia in the early postoperative period in patients undergoing elective CABG. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (number: NCT00622024).
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Antidepressant medications are commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Their use may lead to a number of side effects with important implications in the perioperative period. Our aim was to examine the effect of preoperative antidepressant administration on post-surgical hospital length of stay (LOS) in elective non-cardiac surgery patients. ⋯ The preoperative use of antidepressant medications was not associated with increased postoperative hospital LOS following elective non-cardiac surgery.
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Letter Case Reports
Cesarean delivery in a parturient with chronic myeloid leukemia.