Perioperative Medicine
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Rethinking preop testing
ORLANDO – Think twice before ordering that preoperative test, experts say.
News
Opioids still overprescribed for postop pain management
Excessive opioid prescriptions can lead to waste and misuse.
News
Hospital safety program curbs surgical site infections
An AHRQ-designed program significantly reduced SSIs and improved safety culture in Hawaiian hospitals.
News
Postop delirium management proposed as hospital performance measure
Delirium rates varied across hospitals.
News
ESBL-B before colorectal surgery ups risk of surgical site infection
MADRID – ESBL-B appears to be a factor in infection after colorectal surgery.
Clinical
Challenging dogma: Postop fever
A new “Rule of W” for diagnosing postoperative fever should reflect the most frequent complications.
News
Multidisciplinary care improves surgical outcomes for elderly patients
Interdisciplinary perioperative care associated with fewer complications, rehospitalizations for seniors.
Clinical
Brief preoperative score predicts postoperative complications in the elderly
Can a geriatric assessment scale, performed by nonphysician surgical staff, be used to predict postoperative complications in the elderly?
Clinical
Summary of guidelines for DMARDs for elective surgery
What is the best management for disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for patients with RA, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis,...
Clinical
Antiplatelet therapy can be continued through surgery without increased risk of reintervention for bleeding
Does continuing antiplatelet therapy through noncardiac surgery increase the risk of postoperative blood transfusion or surgical reintervention...