Search results for "Perioperative care"
Postoperative mortality risk low by one month after COVID-19, study finds
An analysis of surgeries in England since COVID-19 vaccines were widely available found that surgery within two weeks of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test carried a 1.1% mortality rate, which declined to 0.3% by four weeks after infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/free/postoperative-mortality-risk-low-by-one-month-after-covid-19-study-finds.htm
5 Apr 2023
Beta-blockers underused before and after cardiac rhythm device procedures
1996 guidelines better than 2005 set for ICU patients with potentially resistant microorganisms
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/17/3.htm
17 Mar 2010
Improving Indian Health Service hospitals
Agency strives to ensure safety, coordinate quality initiatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ihs.htm
15 Apr 2017
Drug may reduce transfusions but increase thrombosis in liver disease patients having elective invasive procedures
Eltrombopag, an oral thrombopoietin-receptor agonist, may reduce the need for platelet transfusions in patients with thrombocytopenia and chronic liver disease who are undergoing invasive elective procedures but is associated with an increased incidence of portal-vein thrombosis, according to a new industry-funded study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/29/3.htm
29 Aug 2012
Beta-blockers before CABG not associated with better outcomes
Use of beta-blockers in patients who have not had a recent heart attack but are undergoing nonemergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery was not associated with better outcomes, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/25/4.htm
25 Jun 2014
Guidelines recommend universal screening for cannabinoids prior to surgery
New recommendations from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine aim to help clinicians make safe, evidence-based decisions regarding the perioperative management of patients who consume cannabis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/free/guidelines-recommend-universal-screening-for-cannabinoids-prior-to-surgery.htm
11 Jan 2023
Clopidogrel may improve outcomes after CABG in patients with MI
Clopidogrel may improve outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for myocardial infarction (MI), a new study reports.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/09/3.htm
9 Mar 2011
Nearly 1 in 7 community-living Medicare patients died within year after major surgery
Mortality rates after major surgery were 28% among patients who were frail and 33% among those with dementia, a prospective longitudinal cohort study of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/nearly-1-in-7-community-living-medicare-patients-died-within-year-after-major-surgery.htm
26 Oct 2022
VTE less common with laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) appears to be less common after laparoscopic colorectal surgery than after open colorectal surgery, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/29/3.htm
29 Jun 2011
Rectal NSAIDs beat PD stents to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis
Rectal administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is superior to pancreatic duct (PD) stents in preventing pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ECRP), a meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/10/3.htm
10 Jul 2013