Search results for "Perioperative Care"
Frailty score may help predict postop mortality risk in the elderly
A multidimensional frailty score helped predict postoperative mortality risk in elderly patients, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/14/3.htm
14 May 2014
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
New guidelines on perioperative evaluation and management
Cardiology experts released new guidelines on perioperative care of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/06/1.htm
6 Aug 2014
Hospitals vary widely in adhering to aspirin guidelines
There was a 25-fold variation in the proportion of U.S. hospitals that adhered to guidelines about prescribing high-dose aspirin at discharge, with some hospitals discharging fewer than 10% of patients on high-dose aspirin and other hospitals discharging 100% of patients on the regimen, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/20/4.htm
20 Aug 2014
Sedative premedication before surgery may not improve patient experience, outcomes
Patients who receive sedative premedication with lorazepam before elective surgery involving general anesthesia may not benefit, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/11/4.htm
11 Mar 2015
Protocol for dabigatran management avoids bridging, showed low risk of bleeding
A protocol for perioperative management of dabigatran resulted in few bleeding or thromboembolic complications, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/20/4.htm
20 May 2015
Acute kidney injury risk factors identified in orthopedic surgery patients
Researchers developed a risk score based on 7 factors: older age, male sex, diabetes, number of prescribed drugs, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers, and higher American Society of Anesthesiologists grade.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/18/1.htm
18 Nov 2015
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
High-dose atorvastatin may not reduce AKI after cardiac surgery
The study's results do not support the initiation of statin therapy to prevent acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery but do provide evidence that continuing perioperative statin therapy is safe, said an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/09/4.htm
9 Mar 2016
MKSAP quiz on anticoagulation
Cases involving anticoagulants for afib after PCI, periprocedural anticoagulation, and others are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/mskap-anticoagulation.htm
15 Oct 2016