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Intraoperative warming of patients avoids hypothermia, reduces wound infection and shortens hospital stay after colorectal surgery.
Kurz A, Sessler DI, Lenhardt R. Perioperative normothermia to reduce the incidence of surgical-wound infection and shorten hospitalization. Study of Wound Infection and Temperature Group. N. Engl. J. Med. 1996 May 9;334(19):1209-15.
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pearl
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Perioperative aspirin use does not reduce mortality or myocardial infraction, but does increase the risk of major bleeding.
Devereaux PJ, Mrkobrada M, Sessler DI et al. Aspirin in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. N. Engl. J. Med. 2014 Apr 17;370(16):1494-503.
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pearl
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Plasma fibrinogen measurement is usually a more important target in post-partum hemorrhage than other coagulation lab results.
Collins PW, Bell SF, de L et al. Management of postpartum haemorrhage: from research into practice, a narrative review of the literature and the Cardiff experience. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2019 Feb 1; 37: 106-117.
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pearl
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The surgeon-anesthesiologist relationship is probably the most critical in determining overall team performance.
Cooper JB. Critical Role of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Relationship for Patient Safety. Anesthesiology. 2018 Sep 1; 129 (3): 402-405.
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pearl
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In traumatic brain injury resuscitation with albumin is associated with a higher mortality than resuscitation with saline.
SAFE Study Investigators, Australian New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group, Australian Red Cross Blood Service et al. Saline or albumin for fluid resuscitation in patients with traumatic brain injury. N. Engl. J. Med. 2007 Aug 30;357(9):874-84.
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pearl
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ICU resuscitation with either normal saline or 4% albumin results in similar outcomes, in the absence of traumatic brain injury.
Finfer S, Bellomo R, Boyce N et al. A comparison of albumin and saline for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit. N. Engl. J. Med. 2004 May 27;350(22):2247-56.
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Hmmm... not particularly helpful.
Lewis SR, Pritchard MW, Schofield-Robinson OJ et al. Continuation versus discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy for bleeding and ischaemic events in adults undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Cochrane Db Syst Rev. 2018 Jul 18; 7: CD012584.
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pearl
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High troponin levels pre-operatively are associated with cardiac events and mortality after non-cardiac surgery.
Shen JT, Xu M, Wu Y et al. Association of pre-operative troponin levels with major adverse cardiac events and mortality after noncardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 Nov 1; 35 (11): 815-824.
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pearl
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Elective surgery should be delayed at least 9 months after stroke or cerebrovascular event, although there is a persisting increased risk of perioperative stroke in these patients.
Jørgensen ME, Torp-Pedersen C, Gislason GH et al. Time elapsed after ischemic stroke and risk of adverse cardiovascular events and mortality following elective noncardiac surgery. JAMA. 2014 Jul 16;312(3):269-77.
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pearl
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The intravascular expansion effect of 20% albumin is roughly double its infused volume, although 15% greater again in the healthy versus those with sepsis.
Margarson MP Soni NC. Changes in serum albumin concentration and volume expanding effects following a bolus of albumin 20% in septic patients. Br J Anaesth. 2004 Jun 1; 92 (6): 821-6.
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