Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2014
Review Meta AnalysisAccuracy of Continuous Noninvasive Hemoglobin Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-invasive haemoglobin monitoring devices show clinically-acceptable, though imperfect, accuracy when compared with laboratory Hb measurement.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2014
Review Meta AnalysisNicotine for Postoperative Analgesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Peri-operative nicotine very slightly reduces opioid consumption in non-smokers but not pain scores — and increases the incidence of post-op nausea.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySupplemental postoperative oxygen does not reduce surgical site infection and major healing-related complications from bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients: a randomized, blinded trial.
12-16h of post-op supplemental O2 (80%) does not reduce wound infection or complication in the morbidly obese undergoing gastric bypass.
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