Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Review Meta Analysis
High dose glucocorticoids for treatment of postoperative pain: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.
Glucocorticoids as a component of multimodal analgesia have been studied for many years and their post-operative analgesic effects appear to be dose-dependent. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the evidence of peri-operative high dose corticosteroid therapy in comparison to placebo (placebo drug) or control group (no treatment) for improving the quality of post-operative analgesia as indicated by a reduction of 10 mm in 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) or reduction of 1 point in a 0-10 point VAS scale, or a reduction of 1 point in an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score, or reduction of rescue opioid analgesia, in patients undergoing all types of surgery. ⋯ CRD42020137119.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Determinants of postoperative complications in high-risk noncardiac surgery patients optimized with hemodynamic treatment strategies: A post-hoc analysis of a randomized multicenter clinical trial.
This post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial was undertaken to establish the determinants of postoperative complications and acute kidney injury in high-risk noncardiac surgery patients supported with hemodynamic treatment strategies. ⋯ Surgical complications, a lower preoperative hemoglobin concentration, age, and vascular surgery were associated with postoperative complications in a high-risk noncardiac surgery population supported with hemodynamic treatment strategies.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of remimazolam vs propofol on emergence from general anesthesia in patients undergoing cerebral endovascular procedures: A randomized controlled, non-inferiority trial.
This study aimed to compare the time to emergence from general anesthesia with remimazolam versus propofol in patients undergoing cerebral endovascular procedures. ⋯ In patients undergoing cerebral endovascular procedures, remimazolam did not increase the time from anesthesia vs propofol.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Analgesic efficacy of erector spinae plane block in patients undergoing major gynecologic surgery: A randomized controlled study.
To investigate the analgesic efficacy of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in major gynecologic surgery, expressed as cumulative opioid consumption 24 h after surgery. ⋯ ESPB did not reduce opioid consumption during the 24 h postoperative but attenuated pain intensity during the early period after surgery.
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Every year, 80,000-100,000 ablation procedures take place in the United States and approximately 1% of these involve paediatric patients. As the paediatric population undergoing catheter ablation to treat dysrhythmia is constantly growing, involvement of anaesthesiologists in the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory is simultaneously increasing. Compared with the adult population, paediatric patients need deeper sedation or general anaesthesia (GA) to guarantee motionlessness and preserve comfort. ⋯ In fact, drug-induced suppression of accessory pathways (APs) conduction capacity is a major concern for completing a successful electrophysiology study (EPS). Nevertheless, the literature on this topic is scarce and the optimal type of anaesthesia in EPS and ablation procedures in children is still controversial. Thus, the main goal of the present review is to collect the literature published so far on the effects on cardiac conduction tissue of the drugs commonly employed for sedation/GA in the cath lab for EPS and ablation procedures to treat supraventricular tachycardia in patients aged <18 years.