British journal of anaesthesia
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Editorial Review
Perioperative anaphylaxis and the principle of primum non nocere.
Perioperative anaphylaxis is a rare and unpredictable event that continues to cause patient harm. More work is needed to decrease the risk to patients through measures to limit sensitisation, optimise management and investigation, and ensure that patients are not inadvertently re-exposed to allergens. Robust epidemiological data such as that provided by the consecutive GERAP surveys over the past 30 yr have been invaluable in defining the problem, identifying emerging allergens, acting as a catalyst for change, and stimulating research.
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Timely detection of modifiable risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) could inform ventilation strategies that attenuate lung injury. We sought to develop, validate, and internally test machine learning models that use intraoperative respiratory features to predict PPCs. ⋯ These findings suggest that real-time identification of surgical patients' risk of postoperative pulmonary complications could help personalise intraoperative ventilatory strategies and reduce postoperative pulmonary complications.
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Editorial Letter Biography Historical Article
Edward Robinson Squibb: an early anaesthesia pioneer.