Postoperative mortality in New Zealand following general anaesthetic: demographic patterns and temporal trends by James Stanley, Sarah Jackson, Jason K Gurney, Melissa McLeod, Doug Campbell, Luke Boyle, Elizabeth Dennett, Jonathan Koea, Dick Ongley, Diana Sarfati

“…Encouragingly, it appears that risk of postoperative mortality has declined over the past decade, possibly reflecting improvements in perioperative quality of care; however, this decline did not occur equally across procedure specialties.…”
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Association between frailty, as measured by the FRAIL scale, and 1-year mortality in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery by Shaohua Xi, Zhibin Wu, Jian Cui, Suran Yin, Shaozhi Xi, Chaoyang Liu

“…The scale can be used to stratify risk and facilitate personalized perioperative treatment and management.…”
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The Use of Electronic Consent (eConsent) Within the Ketamine for Long-Lasting Pain Relief After Surgery (KALPAS) Multicenter Trial by Doan LV, Burr J, Perez R, Martinez H, Cuevas R, Watt K, Wang J

“…Lisa V Doan,1,2 Jeri Burr,3 Raven Perez,1,2 Hamleini Martinez,1,2 Randy Cuevas,1,2 Kevin Watt,3 Jing Wang1,2,4 1Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Interdisciplinary Pain Research Program, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 4Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence: Lisa V Doan; Jing Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA, Email Lisa.doan@nyulangone.org; jing.wang2@nyulangone.orgBackground: The informed consent process has traditionally taken place in person. …”
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A Case of Symptomatic Intraluminal Internal Carotid Artery Thrombus in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia Surgically Treated by CEA by Satoshi Takahashi, Masahiro Katsumata, Hirotsugu Nogawa, Kento Takahara, Jin Nakahara, Masahiro Toda

“…At this time, the patient underwent carotid endarterectomy, which removed the thrombus completely with its adjacent plaque without any perioperative stroke. The possibility of essential thrombocythemia may also be kept in mind when an increased platelet count is observed in patients with internal carotid artery thrombus. …”
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Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva and Pregnancy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by Alexandra D. Forrest, Danielle M. Vuncannon, Jane E. Ellis, Zvi Grunwald, Frederick S. Kaplan

“…Importantly, each patient received perioperative glucocorticoids for prevention of further heterotopic ossification. …”
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Editorial: Respiratory dysfunction in neurological disease and injury: novel mechanisms and potential therapeutics by Savannah Lusk, Robert M. Wadolowski, Mai K. ElMallah, Carlos B. Mantilla, Carlos B. Mantilla, Teresa Pitts, Irene C. Solomon

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A discussion of anesthesiologically relevant aspects of Klinefelter syndrome -a case report- by Christine Gaik, Katharina Politt

“…During preoperative examination, attention should be paid to common secondary manifestations of KS to avoid perioperative complications.…”
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Anaesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section in a Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Intrathoracic Airway Compression and Superior Vena Cava Obstruction by James C. S. Chiang, Michael G. Irwin, A. Hussain, Y. K. Tang, Y. T. Hiong

“…The paper discusses the relevant perioperative considerations for this complex scenario and reviews reports of similar conditions.…”
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Beyond Borders: Understanding the Role of Drones in Healthcare Services in India and Abroad by Ankita Sharma, Bhavna Rani

“…Telecommunication drones are used for diagnosis and treatment, perioperative evaluation and telementoring in remote areas. …”
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Complex Vascular Reconstruction of an En Bloc Pediatric Kidney Damaged during Organ Procurement by Juliano Riella, Marina M. Tabbara, Phillipe Abreu, Javier Gonzalez, Gaetano Ciancio, José Maria Figueiro

“…En bloc pediatric kidney (EBPK) allografts are a potential solution to expand the organ donor pool; however, EBPK transplantation has been traditionally considered suboptimal due to concerns of perioperative vascular and urologic complications. Accidental organ or vasculature injury during harvest is not uncommon; however, this does not necessarily mean that the organ should be discarded. …”
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Recent Advances in Epidural Analgesia by Maria Bauer, John E. George, John Seif, Ehab Farag

“…Its potential to decrease postoperative morbidity and mortality has been demonstrated by numerous studies. To maximize its perioperative benefits while minimizing potential adverse outcomes, the knowledge of factors affecting successful block placement is essential. …”
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Feasibility of Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient by Tariq A. Khemees, Ahmad Shabsigh

“…It is not uncommon for patients treated with these devices to present with noncardiac surgical conditions including urologic problems. Maintaining perioperative hemodynamic and hematologic stability is a special challenge. …”
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Pulmonary Artery Catheter Seemingly Entrapped in the Skull by S. M. Friedman, G. R. Rajan

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Blood biomarkers to identify patients with different intracranial lesion combinations after traumatic brain injury by Pia Koivikko, Ari J. Katila, Riikka SK. Takala, Iftakher Hossain, Teemu M. Luoto, Rahul Raj, Mari Koivisto, Olli Tenovuo, Kaj Blennow, Peter Hutchinson, Henna-Riikka Maanpää, Mehrbod Mohammadian, Virginia F. Newcombe, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Jussi Tallus, Mark van Gils, Henrik Zetterberg, Jussi P. Posti

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Frailty assessment tools for use by surgeons when evaluating older adults prior to surgery: a scoping review protocol by Duminda N Wijeysundera, Andrea C Tricco, Martine T E Puts, Shabbir M H Alibhai, Teruko Kishibe, Tyler R Chesney, Julian F Daza, Camilla Wong, Karim Shiraz Ladha, Samuel Dubé

“…The results will inform ready application of frailty assessment tools in routine clinical practice by surgeons and other perioperative clinicians.Ethics and dissemination Ethic approval is not required for this secondary data analysis. …”
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A comparative study between condensed polytetrafluoroethylene mesh versus other composite meshes in Endo-laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy by Meredeth Chin, James Lee Wai Kit, Sujith Wijerathne, Avelyn Aw, Daryl Chia Kai Ann, Sean Lee Kien Fatt, Tharun Ragupathi, Harry Ng Ho Man, Davide Lomanto

“…Patient demographics, Hernia Characteristics, perioperative events, postoperative results and complications were documented and analysed. …”
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Delta large-channel endoscopy versus unilateral biportal endoscopy decompressive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective randomized controlled trial by Rushuo Wei, Weiqiang Liu, Mingdong Yu, Yushan Zhu, Ruzhan Yao, Bingwu Wang, Jesse Li-Ling

“…This randomized controlled trial aims to compare their perioperative outcomes, focusing on postoperative recovery and complications over time. …”
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Impact of enhanced chest CT with three-dimensional reconstruction combined with preoperative olive oil administration on the incidence of postoperative chylothorax: a retrospective... by Xindong Luo, Di Lu, Ziqiang Wang, Jingyi Wang, Ruozhu Dong, Yaping Wang, Wei Cao, Dacheng Jin, Zhaohao Lin, Haochi Li, Pengcheng Du, Yunjiu Gou, Pengcheng Dong, Yayuan Yang

“…The primary outcome measures included the incidence of chylous leakage and related perioperative outcomes. Results All patients in both groups underwent surgeries successfully without any perioperative deaths. …”
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Protocol publication rate and comparison between article, registry and protocol in RCTs by Sylvain Mathieu, Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois, Laurent Renard Triché, Emmanuel Coudeyre, De Chazeron Ingrid, Finotto Thomas, Catherine Laporte, Xavier Moisset, Ludovic Samalin, Guillaume Villatte, Bruno Pereira, Methodology And Evidence Statistics for Transparency in medical Research and Outcome reporting (MAESTRO) working group

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