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Perioperative aspirin may improve outcomes after noncardiac surgery in patients with prior PCI

Patients taking aspirin had a significantly lower risk of myocardial infarction, leading editorialists to conclude that benefits would exceed risks for those with a prior percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) except in procedures with very high bleeding risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/1.htm
15 Nov 2017

Haloperidol, atypical antipsychotics carry similar risks for older patients after surgery

Low to moderate doses of haloperidol, olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone didn't differ in risk of inpatient mortality, arrhythmia, pneumonia, and stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to a retrospective study of postoperative patients ages 65 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/06/haloperidol-atypical-antipsychotics-carry-similar-risks-for-older-patients-after-surgery.htm
6 Sep 2023

Similar outcomes in patients taking aspirin, placebo before coronary artery surgery

The primary outcome of the study was a composite of death and thrombotic complications within 30 days of surgery, but researchers also looked at rates of major hemorrhage leading to reoperation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/02/3.htm
2 Mar 2016

Use of preoperative cardiac testing varies problematically, can be changed, review finds

Patients who were older or had more comorbidities were more likely to get preoperative cardiac testing, but so were those seen by a preoperative clinic or a cardiologist rather than in primary care, according to a systematic review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/use-of-preoperative-cardiac-testing-varies-problematically-can-be-changed-review-finds.htm
27 Sep 2023

Statins on day of heart surgery may improve survival, outcomes

After coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 30-day all-cause mortality was 1.7% in patients who took statins 24 hours or less before the operation, compared to 2.9% for those who took them 24 to 72 hours before and 3.8% for those who did not take them or whose last dose was more than 72 hours before surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/22/3.htm
22 Mar 2017

Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges

Perioperative medication management is particularly tricky when it comes to patients who are already taking drugs for chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
22 Nov 2023

Letter from the Editor

This issue features stories on global health, catheter-related infections, and postdischarge transitions, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/lfe.htm
15 Jan 2013

ACC releases decision pathway for periop anticoagulation in nonvalvular afib

The pathway, based on expert consensus, offers recommendations on whether and how to periprocedurally bridge and the process of restarting anticoagulation after a procedure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/25/3.htm
25 Jan 2017

Dexmedetomidine associated with improved outcomes after cardiac surgery

Patients who receive dexmedetomidine after cardiac surgery may have lower postoperative rates of mortality as well as complications, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/27/3.htm
27 Mar 2013

Journal watch: recent studies of note

Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/jw.htm
15 Jan 2010

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