Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
A cadaver pilot study to evaluate the impact of the needle bevel orientation on the ease of paravertebral catheter insertion.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effects of neuromuscular block reversal with sugammadex versus neostigmine on postoperative respiratory outcomes after major abdominal surgery: a randomized-controlled trial.
Postoperative pulmonary complications may be better reduced by reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex than by reversal with neostigmine because the incidence of residual block after sugammadex application is lower and diaphragm function is less impaired than after neostigmine administration. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex or neostigmine on lung function after major abdominal surgery. ⋯ We found no differences in pulmonary function in patients reversed with sugammadex or neostigmine in a high-risk population.
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Multicenter Study
Implementation of population-level screening for frailty among patients admitted to adult intensive care in Alberta, Canada.
A substantial proportion of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are frail; however, the epidemiology of frailty has not been explored at a population-level. Following implementation of a validated frailty measure into a provincial ICU clinical information system, we describe the population-based prevalence and outcomes of frailty in patients admitted to ICUs. ⋯ A validated measure of frailty can be implemented at the population level in ICU. Frailty is common in ICU patients and has implications for health service use and clinical outcomes.