Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Review Meta Analysis
Preoperative anemia and anemia treatment in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of anemia and anemia severity on patient outcomes in cardiac surgery and determine whether preoperative treatments confer postoperative benefit. ⋯ PROSPERO (CRD42022319431); first submitted 17 April 2023.
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We sought to collate and summarize existing literature on donor audits (DA) and how they have been used to guide deceased organ donation and transplantation system performance and quality assurance. ⋯ Donor audits help identify missed donation opportunities along the deceased donation pathway and can help support the evaluation of quality improvement initiatives.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Ketamine sedation in the intensive care unit: a survey of Canadian intensivists.
We sought to understand the beliefs and practices of Canadian intensivists regarding their use of ketamine as a sedative in critically ill patients and to gauge their interest in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining its use in the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ This survey of Canadian intensivists illustrates that use of ketamine as a continuous infusion for sedation is limited, and is at least partly driven by concerns of adverse psychotropic effects. Canadian physicians endorse the need for a trial investigating the safety and efficacy of ketamine as a sedative for critically ill patients.