British journal of anaesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Intraperitoneal ropivacaine reduces time interval to initiation of chemotherapy after surgery for advanced ovarian cancer: randomised controlled double-blind pilot study.
Intraperitoneal ropivacaine after ovarian cancer surgery reduces time to begin chemotherapy post-operatively.
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Observational Study
Cognitive flexibility and persistent post-surgical pain: the FLEXCAPP prospective observational study.
Impaired performance on tasks assessing executive function has been linked to chronic pain. We hypothesised that poor performance on tests assessing the ability to adjust thinking in response to changing environmental stimuli (cognitive flexibility) would be associated with persistent post-surgical pain. ⋯ NCT02579538.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of regular alveolar recruitment on intraoperative atelectasis in paediatric patients ventilated in the prone position: a randomised controlled trial.
Among infants & children < 3y having prone general anaesthesia, regular hourly alveolar recruitment reduces pre-extubation atelectasis.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomised controlled trial of sugammadex or neostigmine for reversal of neuromuscular block on the incidence of pulmonary complications in older adults undergoing prolonged surgery.
Sugammadex used for NMBD reversal in older adults after prolonged surgery reduced residual blockade but did not reduce pulmonary complications when compared to neostigmine.
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Review
The case for statin use to reduce perioperative adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.
Perioperative use of statins in at-risk patients may significantly reduce perioperative stroke and major cardiac events.
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