British journal of anaesthesia
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The appropriate level of postoperative critical care for patients undergoing emergency surgery is unknown. We aimed to assess the outcomes of postoperative patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency care unit (HDU) after emergency surgery. ⋯ In this national registry study, postoperative critical care in ICU was associated with lower in-hospital mortality than in HDU for patients undergoing medium-risk and high-risk emergency surgery. Further research is needed to understand the role of critical care for surgical patients.
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Review Meta Analysis
Interventions for the prevention or treatment of epidural-related maternal fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Epidural-related maternal fever in women in labour has consequences for the mother and neonate. There has been no systematic review of preventive strategies. ⋯ CRD42021246929.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Continuous intra-arterial versus intermittent oscillometric arterial pressure monitoring and hypotension during induction of anaesthesia: the AWAKE randomised trial.
Hypotension during induction of anaesthesia is associated with organ injury. Continuous arterial pressure monitoring might help reduce hypotension. We tested the hypothesis that continuous intra-arterial compared with intermittent oscillometric arterial pressure monitoring reduces hypotension during induction of anaesthesia in noncardiac surgery patients. ⋯ NCT04894019.