Articles: postoperative.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Feb 2014
Postoperative hemoglobin levels and its association with myocardial ischemia in non-cardiac surgical patients.
Low hemoglobin (Hb) levels as well as cardiac complications are common conditions in postoperative surgical patients and both are associated with poor outcome. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of postoperative Hb levels on myocardial ischemia in high-risk patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery. ⋯ Postoperative Hb levels are independently associated with postoperative myocardial ischemia in high-risk patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
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This study was conducted to provide information regarding prevalence of pain, type of provider managing pain, and use of Internet for information regarding pain, among patients coming for presurgical anesthesia consultation at a major academic institution. ⋯ Patients are presenting for surgery with significant pre-operative pain issues. Knowing this information pre-operatively will help healthcare personnel manage postsurgical pain more effectively. Patients are also using the Internet to obtain information regarding pain. As providers, there may be value to directing patients to reliable information online during consultation. As all physicians will eventually be managing chronic pain in their patients, pain education should be given priority in medical school curriculum.
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To determine whether postoperative epidural analgesia is associated with better recurrence-free survival and overall survival after lung cancer surgery. ⋯ The type of postoperative analgesia used after surgery for nonsmall cell lung cancer is not associated with better 2-year or 5-year recurrence-free survival or overall survival rates.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of postoperative redness of eyes after sub-Tenon's block and topical anaesthesia following phacoemulsification cataract surgery.