Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Postoperative sore throat negatively affects patient satisfaction and recovery. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of preoperative topical administration of magnesium sulfate in preventing postoperative sore throat in adult patients. ⋯ Our study suggests that preoperative topical magnesium can effectively prevent postoperative sore throat.
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Meta Analysis
Postoperative shared-care for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Collaborative ("shared-care") models of postoperative care improve outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture. Despite being widely adopted, it is unclear if similar benefits of shared-care models exist for other at-risk surgical patient populations. Thus, we performed a systematic review to understand the impact of shared-care models. ⋯ PROSPERO (CRD42018094943); registered 16 May, 2018.