Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Randomized Controlled Trial Observational Study
Accuracy of the Nova StatStrip® glucometer in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: an observational study.
While the Nova StatStrip® Glucose Hospital Meter System (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA) is approved for point-of-care testing (POCT) in critically ill patients, its use during major abdominal surgery has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of the Nova StatStrip glucometer in patients undergoing major hepatobiliary procedures using the Parkes error grid (ISO15197:2013) and criteria defined by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) POCT12-A3 guideline. ⋯ ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01528189); registered 7 February 2012.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A model to predict level of adherence to prehabilitation in older adults with frailty having cancer surgery.
Preoperative exercise could improve postoperative outcomes for people with frailty; however, little is known about how to predict older people's adherence to exercise before surgery (i.e., prehabilitation) programs. Our objective was to derive and validate a model to predict prehabilitation adherence in older adults living with frailty before cancer surgery. ⋯ A prespecified multivariable model may help to explain a modest degree of variation in prehabilitation adherence in older people with frailty. While this model is an important step toward personalizing prehabilitation support, this study was limited by a small sample size and future research is needed to better understand personalized prediction of prehabilitation adherence in older people with frailty.