Borshoff, David C. Sadleir, Paul
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
Purpose of review With an ageing population, mounting pressure on the healthcare dollar, significant advances in medical technology, and now in the context of coronavirus disease 2019, the traditional paradigm in which operative procedures are undertaken is changing. Increasingly, procedures are performed in more distant, isolated and less familiar...
Schöne-Seifert, Bettina Van Aken, Hugo K.
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
Andres, Janusz C.
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
Lee, Delice Weishan Ma, Martin Parotto, Matteo Wąsowicz, Marcin
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
Purpose of review Airway management in patients outside the operating room is associated with increased difficulties and risks, and the setting of the COVID-19 global pandemic adds another layer of complexity. Therefore, endotracheal intubation (ETT) of a patient who is presumptive COVID-19 or COVID-19 positive presents an additional challenge to a...
Liu, Yong Chen, Kun Mei, Wei
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Current opinion in anaesthesiology
Neurological complications after cardiac surgery remain prevalent. This review aims to discuss the modifiable and outcome-relevant risk factors based on an up-to-date literature review, with a focus on interventions that may improve outcomes. There is a close relationship between intraoperative blood pressure and postoperative neurological outcomes...
Zhang, Zhong Guo, Qulian Wang, E
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
Hyperventilation is commonly used in neurological patients to decrease elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) or relax a tense brain. However, the potentially deleterious effects of hyperventilation may limit its clinical application. The aim of this review is to summarize the physiological and outcome evidence related to hyperventilation in neurolog...
Kuzulugil, Deniz Papeix, Gabrielle Luu, Judy Kerridge, Ross K
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Current opinion in anaesthesiology
The implications for perioperative management of new oral antihyperglycemic medications and new insulin treatment technologies are reviewed. The preoperative period represents an opportunity to optimize glycemic control and potentially to reduce adverse outcomes. There is now general consensus that the optimal blood glucose target for hospitalized ...
Hung, Ming-Hui Chen, Jin-Shing Cheng, Ya-Jung
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Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology
Purpose of review The current review focuses on precise anesthesia for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with the goal of enhanced recovery. Recent findings VATS has become an established and widely used minimally invasive approach with broad implementation on a variety of thoracic operations. In the current environment of enhanced recove...
