Articles: cations.
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This article was updated to correct the spelling of Karl Georg Haeusler.
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The aim of this study was to measure the association of preoperative anticholinergic exposure with length of stay (LOS) and other outcomes in older people having elective noncardiac surgery. ⋯ Increasing ARS scores were associated with increased LOS, decreased survival, higher rates of institutional discharge and readmission, and higher costs of care. Perioperative interventional research to reduce the anticholinergic exposure in older surgical patients is likely warranted.
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This study was performed to evaluate compliance to an Enhanced Recovery Pathway (ERP) among patients ≥65 years and determine the effect of compliance on postoperative outcomes. ⋯ LOS and complication rates following implementation of an ERP were significantly improved in highly compliant elderly patients. Interventions to further improve outcomes should target decreasing variability by increasing individual compliance with an effective clinical pathway.
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Journal of anesthesia · Dec 2019
Correction to: Admission to the surgical intensive care unit during intensivist coverage is associated with lower incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury and shorter ventilator time.
In the original publication of the article, under the abstract, the last sentence of results was published incorrectly. The correct sentence should be as below.
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Meta Analysis
Therapeutic hypothermia and mortality in the intensive care unit: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is defined as the designed reduction of the human body's core temperature to 32°C-35°C for a period of 24-48 hours. TH has been studied extensively in many diseases related to critical care illness. This meta-analysis assesses the effect of TH on mortality across different indications in medical, neurological and cardiothoracic care. ⋯ This meta-analysis suggests that after decades of extensive research, TH has yet to show a beneficial effect on mortality across different critical care diseases.