Efficacy and safety of hydromorphone for postoperative patient-controlled intravenous analgesia for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery: a randomized, double-blinded controlled... by Qi Wang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Bin Ling, Xiangxiang Chen, Yayun Xie, Haibo Zhao, Jiangang Zhang, Wei Wang, Jie Lv

“…BackgroundThe study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hydromorphone in postoperative patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) for orthopedic surgery patients, offering a reference for postoperative pain management in this patient population.MethodsThis was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial involving 80 patients aged 23 to 64 years undergoing elective orthopedic surgery. …”
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Dexmedetomidine for the prevention of postoperative delirium in patients after intracranial operation for brain tumours (DEPOD study): a study protocol and statistical plan for a m... by Hongqiu Gu, Linlin Zhang, Jian-Xin Zhou, Xuan He, Kun-Ming Cheng, Xin Qu, Yuan Xu, Penglin Ma

“…The primary endpoint is the incidence of POD, which is assessed two times per day using the Confusion Assessment Method for the intensive care unit (ICU), during the first 5 postoperative days. …”
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Bowel preparation and surgical site infections in laparoscopic and robot‐assisted right‐sided colon cancer surgery with intracorporeal anastomosis: A retrospective study by Naoya Ozawa, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takumi Kozu, Tatsuki Noguchi, Takashi Sakamoto, Shimpei Matsui, Toshiki Mukai, Takashi Akiyoshi, Yosuke Fukunaga

“…Methods Patients (n = 150) with right‐sided colon cancer who underwent elective laparoscopic or robot‐assisted colectomy (2019 and 2023) were included. …”
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Effect of family-centred perioperative care for anaesthesia on the incidence of emergence delirium in children after surgery: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial in China by Ting Li, Jintao Hu, Fan Ye, Jiaying Chen, Chanfan Zheng, Shengnan Song, Chenxi Yang

“…Therefore, this study aimed to assess the potential of family-centred perioperative care for anaesthesia (FPCA) in mitigating the incidence of ED in children compared with routine anaesthesia.Method and analysis This multicentre, prospective, open-label, randomised controlled clinical trial will enrol a total of 444 children aged 2–6 years undergoing elective short surgery (estimated duration ≤2 h). …”
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Effects of lumbar sympathetic ganglion block on tourniquet response in lower extremity orthopedic surgery by ZHANG Xiaodan，ZHANG Yong，ZHOU Xiao，XIE Xinyi

“…Objective To investigate whether lumbar sympathetic ganglion block（LSGB）can alleviate the hypertensive response induced by tourniquets in lower extremity orthopedic surgery. Methods A total of 60 patients who needed pneumatic tourniquet during elective lower extremity orthopedic surgery in Nanjing First Hospital from March 2022 toAugust 2023 were randomly selected, and they met the age of 18⁃70 years, ASA grade I-II, with tourniquet using time of1⁃2.5 h and the operation time of 60⁃150 min. …”
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Comparison of Hospital Stay After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair With or Without Enhanced Recovery Protocol by Ilaria Peluttiero, Dimitrios Apostolou, Gianfranco Varetto, Lorenzo Gibello, Erica Mariani, Edoardo Frola, Fabio Barili, Matteo Ripepi, Massimo Maione, Fabio Verzini

“…This study aimed to compare early outcomes of ERAS with a traditional post-operative protocol in patients undergoing elective open aortic surgery. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2018 – 2022 in two tertiary vascular surgery centres. …”
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Risk factors for type 2 endoleak following endovascular aneurysm repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms by Eduardo Silva, Vânia Constâncio-Oliveira, Celso Nunes, Leonor Baldaia, Miguel Castro, Luís Orelhas, Maria Carmona, Joana Moreira, Manuel Fonseca

“…This study aims to investigate the impact of LA and IMA on the development of T2EL after EVAR and to identify associated risk factors. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients who underwent elective EVAR for infrarenal aortic aneurysms at our institution between January 2020 and December 2022, without embolization of LA or IMA. …”
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Combined Spatial and Dosimetric Recurrence Pattern Analysis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Following Postoperative (Chemo)radiotherapy by Philipp Schröter, Hoi Hin Lau, Florian Stritzke, Henrik Franke, Katharina Weusthof, Sebastian Regnery, Lukas Bauer, Maximilian Deng, Katharina Dvornikovich, Anna Hofmann, Lars Wessel, Karl Semmelmayer, Julius Moratin, Oliver Ristow, Jürgen Hoffmann, Peter Plinkert, Gerhard Dyckhoff, Jürgen Debus, Thomas Held

“…Among the 27.5% (11/40) type C/D low-dose recurrences in the elective target volume, 15% (6/40) were true nodal failures, resulting in an overall elective neck failure rate of 3% (6/203). …”
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Peripartum heart failure in Finland: A population‐based record linkage study by Antti M. Puhakka, Georg Macharey, Volker Ziller, Mika Gissler, Aydin Tekay, Corinna Keil, Denise Hilfiker‐Kleiner

“…This study aims to comprehensively investigate the prevalence of HFPP in the Finnish population and identify the underlying risk factors associated with its occurrence. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis using data from the Finnish Medical Birth Register and the Finnish Care Register for Health Care, covering 1996 to 2021. …”
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Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography to Optimize the Diagnostic Yield of Invasive Angiography for Low-Risk Patients Screened With Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for the Car... by Jeremy Petch, Juan Pablo Tabja Bortesi, Tej Sheth, Madhu Natarajan, Natalia Pinilla-Echeverri, Shuang Di, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Karen Mosleh, Omar Ibrahim, Kevin R Bainey, Julian Dobranowski, Maria P Becerra, Katie Sonier, Jon-David Schwalm

“…A large proportion of elective outpatients undergoing ICA have nonobstructive CAD, highlighting the suboptimal use of this test. …”
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The study of professional competencies of physical education teachers in water sports by Ulan Maldybayev, Nina Stukalenko, Kairat Akhmetov, Ivan Smirnov, Alibek Tokpanov

“… The relevance of the issue is determined by the need to improve the training of physical education teachers and the mastery of water sports methods by future teachers. The purpose of the article is to develop and test ways to improve the professional competencies of physical education teachers in water sports, namely, the introduction of the elective course “Working with students in water sports” into the educational process and determining the effectiveness. …”
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Evaluation of routine preoperative testing practices in Sudanese public hospitals 2024: a multicenter prospective study by Alaelddin Mohammed, Eltayeb Abdalla

“…This study aimed to assess the practice of routine preoperative investigations and compliance with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for preoperative investigations in Sudan. Methods A prospective multicenter study was conducted in the main public hospitals at Atbara, Shendi, and Port-Sudan in January 2024; we prospectively studied 90 adults, sampled by covering all consecutive patients who underwent elective operations during the study period. …”
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Ultrasound-based assessment of tongue thickness for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation by Jhanvi Sunil Furia, Manali Mohan Nadkarni

“…With the increasing familiarity of anaesthesiologists to the use of ultrasound machine and its easy availability and non-invasiveness, we sought to study its utility in airway assessment, by measuring the thickness of tongue, to predict difficult laryngoscopy and intubation. Material and Methods: A total of 85 patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation were examined preoperatively. …”
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ADHERENCE TO A COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION PROGRAM AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING: A CHALLENGE FOR A PATIENT OR A PHYSICIAN? by Светлана Александровна Помешкина, Валентина Анатольевна Беззубова, Юлия Александровна Аргунова, Ольга Леонидовна Барбараш

“…Aim – to assess the awareness of patients referred to elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) about cardiac rehabilitation programs and to evaluate the adherence of cardiologists to appoint exercise outpatient cardiac rehabilitation to CABG patients. …”
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment, frailty and sarcopenia in elderly surgical patients: a narrative review of evidence by King Fan Yip, Sachin Mathur, Chuen Chai Dennis Seow

“…Results & Conclusion: There is evidence of good outcomes after performing CGA and screening for frailty and sarcopenia in elective surgical patients while evidence on the usage of CGA for emergency surgical patients perioperatively is limited. …”
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The application value of medical and nurse integration-enhanced recovery after surgery in patients undergoing spinal surgery by NI Beijun, WU Tongchui, KUANG Liuyang, HU Zongtao

“…Objective To evaluate the application value of medical and nurse integration-enhanced recovery after surgery (MNI-ERAS) nursing in the perioperative period of spinal surgery.Methods Elective surgery patients in spine surgery department of Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences from July 2020 to July 2023 were divided into CN group (usual nursing) and MNI-ERAS group. …”
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Obesity Impacts Mortality After Cardiac Surgery by Jeana Cristina Barretta, Andriws de Souza Urtassum, Fabiana Meneghetti Dallacosta

“…Objective: To assess the relationship between nutritional status and mortality, complications and length of stay after cardiac surgery. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study, involving patients that had undergone elective cardiac surgery, who were followed up for 180 days. …”
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Comparison of postoperative pain and stress using a multimodal approach in cats: open vs. laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy by Changwoo Jeong, Kangwoo Yi, Yong Yu, Suyoung Heo

“…LAOHE may be a preferable technique for elective ovariohysterectomy in cats.…”
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Trends in the Processes of Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Defense in Puerperas with Eclampic Coma by I. Kh. Khapiy, Yu. S. Podolsky

“…Objective: to study the impact of the processes of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and antioxidant defense (AOD) on consciousness recovery trends in puerperas with eclampic coma. Subjects and methods. Two patient groups were examined. Group 1 (control) comprised 12 puerperas delivered by elective cesarean section; Group 2 included 26 puerperas with eclampic coma, delivered by emergency cesarean section. …”
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Primary colorectal lymphomas by Stanojević Goran, Stojanović Miroslav, Jovanović Milan, Stojanović Miodrag, Jeremić Miroslav, Branković Branko, Ignjatović Nebojša, Katić Vuka V.

“…The aim of this study was to review clinical characteristics of primary colorectal lymphoma and overall survival. Methods. A detailed analysis of 16 surgically treated patients included patients age, symptoms and signs, tumor site, type of surgery, histopathologic findings, diagnosis of the disease, disease stage, type of surgery related to the degree of emergency (elective or urgent), applied adjuvant therapy, patient follow-up and treatment outcomes. …”
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