European journal of anaesthesiology
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Meta Analysis
Pre-operative proteinuria, postoperative acute kidney injury and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To investigate the association of pre-operative proteinuria with postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) development as well as the requirement for a renal replacement therapy (RRT) and mortality at short-term and long-term follow-up. ⋯ CRD42020190065.
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Letter Meta Analysis
Length of stay in enhanced recovery after surgery in children: A meta-analysis.
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Pectoral nerve blocks (PECS block) might be an interesting new regional anaesthetic technique in patients undergoing breast surgery. ⋯ CRD42019126733.
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Meta Analysis
Serratus anterior plane block for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
The serratus anterior plane block (SAPb) is a promising interfascial plane technique able to provide profound thoracic analgesia. As only a few studies with quite small patient samples are presently available, the analgesic efficacy of adding SAPb to general anaesthesia in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), compared with general anaesthesia only, remains unclear. ⋯ Compared with general anaesthesia only and if no other locoregional techniques are used, SAPb significantly reduces postoperative pain and nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing VATS. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation rating are, nonetheless, quite low, due to high heterogeneity. Well designed and properly powered RCTs are necessary to confirm these preliminary findings.