Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Review Meta Analysis
Virtual preoperative assessment in surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Preoperative assessment is a standard evaluation, traditionally done in-person in a preanesthesia clinic, for patients who will be undergoing a procedure involving anesthesia. Given the increased adoption of virtual care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to review the effectiveness of virtual preoperative assessment for the evaluation of surgical patients. ⋯ This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates the utility of virtual care for preoperative assessment of surgical patients. Virtual preanesthesia evaluation had similar surgery cancellation rates, high patient satisfaction, and reduced costs compared to in-person evaluation.
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Review Meta Analysis
Association of postoperative delirium with cognitive outcomes: A meta-analysis.
To determine the association between postoperative delirium (POD) and cognitive outcomes at least 1 month after surgery in elderly patients, and synthesize the dynamic risk trajectory of cognition impairment after POD. ⋯ This is the first meta-analysis quantifying the association between POD and cognitive outcomes. Our results showed that POD was significantly associated with worse cognitive outcomes, including short- and long-term cognitive outcomes following surgery.
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Review Meta Analysis
Association between perioperative intravenous lidocaine and subjective quality of recovery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
To evaluate the impact of perioperative intravenous lidocaine on the quality of recovery (QoR) following surgery. ⋯ Our results verified the efficacy of intravenous lidocaine for enhancing postoperative quality of recovery by using a validated subjective tool and reducing intraoperative remifentanil consumption in patients receiving elective surgery under general anesthesia. Further studies are warranted to verify its efficacy in the acute care setting.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at assessing the effects of two commonly used anesthetics in general anesthesia (GA), sevoflurane and desflurane, on early postoperative vomiting (POV) in hospitalized adults. ⋯ Desflurane had the same effects on early POV and early PON as sevoflurane. However, the association between late POV and late PON with desflurane was stronger than that with sevoflurane if the effects of opioids were not considered. The desflurane group had shorter time to extubation and emergence time than the sevoflurane group. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020218988.
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Both transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and local anesthetic wound infiltration have been used to relieve pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We undertook this systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis to determine the best analgesic technique. ⋯ There is moderate-to-high level evidence that the TAP block provides superior analgesia when compared with wound infiltration in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Trial registry number: PROSPERO CRD42020208057.