British journal of anaesthesia
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Comparative Study
Association between sex and perioperative opioid prescribing for total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective population-based study.
Scarce data exist on differential opioid prescribing between men and women in the pre-, peri-, and postoperative phases of care among patients undergoing total hip/knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA). ⋯ We found sex-based differences in opioid prescribing across all phases of care for THA/TKA. The results highlight temporal opportunities for targeted interventions to improve outcomes after total joint arthroplasty, particularly for women, and to decrease chronic opioid prescribing.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Microcirculatory effects of landiolol: a double-blind, randomised, controlled study after cardiac surgery.
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Dysregulation of coagulation occurs commonly in sepsis, ranging from mild coagulopathy with decreased platelets to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). We investigated the effect of induced normothermia on coagulation during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxaemia in healthy volunteers. ⋯ In human endotoxaemia, induced normothermia decreases markers of endothelial activation and DIC. Maintaining normothermia may reduce coagulopathy in hyperinflammatory states.
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Letter Comparative Study Observational Study
Perioperative sleep in geriatric cardiac surgical patients: a feasibility study using a wireless wearable device.