Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Multicenter Study
Trends in characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Canada: a multicentre prospective cohort study.
Our objective was to investigate the temporal trends in baseline characteristics, interventions, and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Canada over five pandemic waves. ⋯ Among patients hospitalized in Canada with COVID-19, several clinical factors including prior vaccination were associated with lower mortality, but pandemic wave was not.
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Multicenter Study
The implementation of preoperative optimization in British Columbia: a quality improvement initiative.
Surgical patient optimization is a proactive approach to improve postoperative outcomes. This article reviews the development of the Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative, an initiative supporting preoperative optimization in British Columbia, Canada. ⋯ Preoperative optimization programs were successfully implemented across multiple sites in British Columbia. High-quality clinical outcome analyses are still needed to determine the impact of preoperative optimization on postoperative outcomes. The insight gained from the Collaborative's implementation process may help inform future multicentre preoperative optimization efforts.