Perioperative Medicine
News
Infective endocarditis with stroke after TAVR has ‘dismal’ prognosis
SHM Converge
Expert emphasizes importance of screening for OSA prior to surgery
Hospitalists should standardize the process for obstructive sleep apnea screening of all patients heading into the operating room.
Clinical
Family-involved interventions reduce postoperative delirium
Is the Tailored, Family-Involved Hospital Elder Life Program (t-HELP) effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative delirium (POD) in older...
Clinical
Cardiac rehab after cardiac valve surgery associated with reduced mortality
Does cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improve outcomes for patients after undergoing cardiac valve surgery (CVS)?
Clinical
Limiting antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis
Is 2 weeks of antibiotic therapy after surgical drainage for native joint bacterial arthritis noninferior to 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy?
Clinical
A standardized approach to postop management of DOACs in AFib
Is it safe to adopt a standardized approach to direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) interruption for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who are...
Clinical
Complications and death within 30 days after noncardiac surgery
What is the frequency and timing of perioperative complications associated with death after noncardiac surgery?
Clinical
Risk associated with perioperative atrial fibrillation
Does new-onset perioperative/postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) increase risk of stroke and death?
News
New-onset AFib common but unrecognized in the month after cardiac surgery
Results of SEARCH-AF trial show one in five cardiac surgery patients with no history of atrial fibrillation develop it within 30 days post...
Clinical
Risky business: Longer-course prophylactic perioperative antimicrobials
Is administration of prophylactic antimicrobials beyond 24 hours associated with a difference in the postoperative outcomes of surgical site...