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Quality of recovery after anaesthesia

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- Article
  
  Development and psychometric evaluation of a postoperative quality of recovery score: the QoR-15.
  
  Anesthesiology. 2013 Jun 1;118(6):1332-40.
- Review
  
  Measurement of quality of recovery using the QoR-40: a quantitative systematic review.
  
  Br J Anaesth. 2013 Aug 1; 111 (2): 161-9.
- Multicenter Study
  
  Development of the functional recovery index for ambulatory surgery and anesthesia.
  
  Anesthesiology. 2009 Mar 1;110(3):596-602.
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How do cephalosporin allergies cross-react with penicillins and other cephalosporins?

Allergy Cephalosporins Drugs Penicillins
- Review
  
  Cephalosporins: A Focus on Side Chains and β-Lactam Cross-Reactivity.
  
  Pharmacy (Basel). 2019 Jul 29; 7 (3).
- Review
  
  'Cephalosporin allergy' label is misleading.
  
  Aust Prescr. 2018 Apr 1; 41 (2): 37-41.
- Article
  
  Immediate cephalosporin allergy.
  
  Intern Med J. 2019 Aug 1; 49 (8): 985-993.
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AI in Anaesthesia

Collection
- Review
  
  Artificial intelligence and telemedicine in anesthesia: potential and problems.
  
  Minerva Anestesiol. 2022 Sep 1; 88 (9): 729-734.
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Does face mask use reduce COVID transmission?

Covid
- Meta Analysis
  
  Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  
  Lancet. 2020 Jun 27; 395 (10242): 197319871973-1987.
  
  Simple protective behavioural changes, namely physical distancing, face-mask use & eye protection, are associated with a significant risk reduction in coronavirus transmission.
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- Article
  
  Airborne or droplet precautions for health workers treating COVID-19?
  
  J. Infect. Dis. 2020 Apr 16.
  
  SARS-CoV-2 viral particles can travel large distances, detected at up to 4 meters, and remaining in air up to 3 hours after aerosolisation, although with uncertain infective viability.
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- Meta Analysis
  
  Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  
  J Evid Based Med. 2020 May 1; 13 (2): 93-101.
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How effective is the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block?

Regional anesthesia
- Review
  
  Duration of analgesic effectiveness after the posterior and lateral transversus abdominis plane block techniques for transverse lower abdominal incisions: a meta-analysis.
  
  Br J Anaesth. 2013 Nov 1; 111 (5): 721-35.
  
  Posterior transversus abdominis plane block continues to reduce pain scores and opioid consumption at up to 48 hours, though with lesser magnitude.
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- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  Comparison of analgesic efficacy of four-quadrant transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and continuous posterior TAP analgesia with epidural analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: an open-label,...
  
  Anaesthesia. 2014 Apr 1;69(4):348-55.
- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  Transversus abdominis plane block does not improve early or late pain outcomes after Cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial.
  
  Can J Anaesth. 2014 Jul 1;61(7):631-40.
  
  Transversus abdominis plane block does not improve post-caesarean analgesia in women receiving regional anaesthesia with intrathecal morphine.
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