Perioperative blood pressure management

B Saugel, DI Sessler - Anesthesiology, 2021 - pubs.asahq.org
Intraoperative hypotension is common during noncardiac surgery and associated with
myocardial injury, acute kidney injury, and death. Postoperative hypotension is also …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical site infection and costs in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the economic burden

M Monahan, S Jowett, T Pinkney, P Brocklehurst… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a worldwide problem which has morbidity,
mortality and financial consequences. The incidence rate of SSI is high in Low-and Middle …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study

J Glasbey, A Ademuyiwa, A Adisa, E AlAmeer… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Surgery is the main modality of cure for solid cancers and was prioritised to
continue during COVID-19 outbreaks. This study aimed to identify immediate areas for …

Sugammadex versus Neostigmine for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (STRONGER) A Multicenter Matched …

S Kheterpal, MT Vaughn, TZ Dubovoy, NJ Shah… - …, 2020 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Five percent of adult patients undergoing noncardiac inpatient surgery
experience a major pulmonary complication. The authors hypothesized that the choice of …

Aggressive intraoperative warming versus routine thermal management during non-cardiac surgery (PROTECT): a multicentre, parallel group, superiority trial

DI Sessler, L Pei, K Li, S Cui, MTV Chan, Y Huang… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Moderate intraoperative hypothermia promotes myocardial injury, surgical site
infections, and blood loss. Whether aggressive warming to a truly normothermic temperature …

Strategies to minimize intraoperative blood loss during major surgery

A Shah, AJR Palmer, AA Klein - Journal of British Surgery, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Reducing operative blood loss improves patient outcomes and reduces
healthcare costs. The aim of this article was to review current surgical, anaesthetic and …

Global incidence of surgical site infections following caesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MF Mojtahedi, M Sepidarkish, M Almukhtar… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a health-threatening complication following
caesarean section (CS); however, to the authors' knowledge, there is no worldwide estimate …

What is 'global surgery'? Defining the multidisciplinary interface between surgery, anaesthesia and public health

M Bath, T Bashford, JE Fitzgerald - BMJ global health, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
'Global surgery'is the term adopted to describe a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field
aiming to provide improved and equitable surgical care across international health systems …

Variation in global uptake of the surgical safety checklist

M Delisle, JC Pradarelli, N Panda… - Journal of British …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) is a patient safety tool shown to
reduce mortality and to improve teamwork and adherence with perioperative safety …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli-responsive hydrogels for local post-surgical drug delivery

E Askari, A Seyfoori, M Amereh, SS Gharaie… - Gels, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, surgical operations, followed by systemic drug delivery, are the prevailing
treatment modality for most diseases, including cancers and trauma-based injuries …