British journal of anaesthesia
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Review Meta Analysis
Airway devices for awake tracheal intubation in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Awake tracheal intubation is commonly performed with flexible bronchoscopes, but the emerging role of alternative airway devices, such as videolaryngoscopes, direct laryngoscopes, and optical stylets, has been recognised. ⋯ Flexible bronchoscopes, optical stylets, and channelled and unchannelled videolaryngoscopes were clinically comparable airway devices in the setting of awake trachela intubation and the time to tracheal intubation was shortest with optical stylets and longest with flexible bronchoscopes.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Standardized Assessment of Global activities in the Elderly scale in adult cardiac surgery patients.
Different instruments have been used to assess ability to perform everyday functional activities, such as activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). No measures of functional activity have been validated in cardiac surgery. We assessed the reliability and validity of the Standardized Assessment of Global activities in the Elderly (SAGE) scale. ⋯ NCT01842568.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of inorganic nitrate on ischaemia-reperfusion injury after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system with protective properties in ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Inorganic nitrate, an oxidation product of endogenous NO production and a constituent in our diet, can be recycled back to bioactive NO. We investigated if preoperative administration of inorganic nitrate could reduce troponin T release and other plasma markers of injury to the heart, liver, kidney, and brain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ NCT01348971.