Articles: postoperative.
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2015
Being Overweight Is Associated With Greater Survival in ICU Patients: Results From the Intensive Care Over Nations Audit.
To assess the effect of body mass index on ICU outcome and on the development of ICU-acquired infection. ⋯ In this large cohort of critically ill patients, underweight was independently associated with a higher hazard of 60-day in-hospital death and overweight with a lower hazard. None of the body mass index categories as independently associated with an increased hazard of infection during the ICU stay.
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Journal of anesthesia · Dec 2015
Comparative StudyEffect of intraoperative transesophageal Doppler-guided fluid therapy versus central venous pressure-guided fluid therapy on renal allograft outcome in patients undergoing living donor renal transplant surgery: a comparative study.
Transesophageal Doppler (TED)-guided intraoperative fluid therapy has shown to noninvasively optimize intravascular volume and reduce postoperative morbidity. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Doppler-guided intraoperative fluid administration and central venous pressure (CVP)-guided fluid therapy on renal allograft outcome and postoperative complications. ⋯ FTc-guided intraoperative fluid therapy achieved the same rate of immediate graft function as CVP-guided fluid therapy but used a significantly less amount of fluid. The incidence of postoperative complications related to fluid overload was also reduced. The use of TED may replace invasive central line insertions in the future.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Dec 2015
The effect of obesity on acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Postoperative acute kidney injury is a frequent and serious consequence of cardiac surgery. We undertook to investigate the association of obesity and the risk of acute kidney injury development after cardiac surgery. ⋯ Obesity with body mass index 30 kg/m(2) or greater is independently associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. Further understanding of the molecular basis of this association is critical to the design of preventative strategies.
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Use of analgesics, especially opioids, before delivery during cesarean section for preventing hemodynamic changes after endotracheal intubation and postoperative analgesia is limited due to their adverse effects on the neonate. ⋯ Intravenous acetaminophen administered before caesarean section reduced tachycardia after intubation, narcotic drugs administration during and after the operation and reduced pain in PACU.
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Case Reports
Effectiveness of Postoperative Gamma Knife Radiosurgery to the Tumor Bed after Resection of Brain Metastases.
The role of Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) after the resection of brain metastases remains undefined. We evaluated the outcomes of postoperative GKS to the tumor bed after the resection of brain metastasis compared with GKS alone without resection in the same patients. ⋯ For patients with brain metastases treated with surgical resection, postoperative GKS to the resection area is an effective and safe treatment option. Particularly, concurrent postoperative GKS to the surgical cavity with GKS alone for multiple small metastatic lesions is a feasible treatment strategy for multiple brain metastases.