Articles: post-operative.
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Observational Study
Postoperative Transfusions following Administration of Delayed Cold Stored Platelets vs. Room Temperature Platelets in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Delayed cold storage of room temperature platelets may extend shelf life from 5 to 14 days. The study hypothesized that the use of delayed cold-stored platelets in cardiac surgery would be associated with decreased postoperative platelet count increments but similar transfusion and clinical outcomes compared to room temperature-stored platelets. ⋯ In adults undergoing cardiac surgery, delayed cold-stored platelets were associated with higher postoperative transfusion utilization and lower platelet counts compared to room temperature-stored platelets without differences in clinical outcomes. The use of delayed cold-stored platelets in this setting may offer a viable alternative when facing critical platelet inventories but is not recommended as a primary transfusion approach.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jul 2023
The effect of off-hours hip surgery on patients' outcomes: a RECORD-compliant retrospective, propensity score-matched cohort study.
Off-hours working may have negative impacts on the performance of clinicians, leading to possible adverse outcomes of patients. We aimed to explore the impact of off-hours hip surgery on early postoperative outcomes. ⋯ Off-hours hip surgery was associated with adverse early postoperative prognosis, suggesting that more attention should be paid to off-hours hip surgery.