Background Several studies of hernia registries have revealed that elderly patients have higher perioperative complication rates compared with younger patients. However, the incidence of hernia increases with the aging process. To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic hernia repair in elderly patients (≥75 years), we conducted a prospective case-matched control study to compare pe...

Objective To examine the influence of personal characteristics on perioperative nurses’ perceived competence. Design A cross‐sectional survey design was used. Setting A census of 3,209 operating room nurses who were members of the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses across all Australian states and territories was invited to participate. Primary Outcome Measure The Perceived Perioperati...

Since its foundation in 1955, the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) has dedicated its resources to improving the standard of anesthesia world wide. It does this in a variety of ways—through education programs, publications, scientific collaboration, and the setting of standards for anesthesia practice. An independent International Task Force on Anaesthesia Safety develo...

Surgical plume poses a risk to perioperative nurses and the team as whole, well operative patient. contains various hazardous components which pose multiple health risks staff who are exposed it. Further research is required in order definitively understand from long-term exposure surgical advance current policies procedures. The practice standard on management Australian College of Perioperati...

BACKGROUND Perioperative hypertension affects 80% of cardiac surgery patients and is associated with an increased risk of complications. OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between perioperative blood pressure (BP) control and hospital costs for cardiac surgery in the United States (US) and estimate the potential cost reductions associated with effective therapies. METHODS The analysis ...

BACKGROUND Post-operative complications are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for patients undergoing surgery. However, there is little research in the emerging field of perioperative medicine beyond cardiac risk stratification. We sought to determine the research priorities for perioperative medicine using a cross sectional survey of Canadian and American general internists. ME...

Efficacy and safety of 6% hydroxyethyl starches 130/0.4 (Voluven®) for perioperative volume replacement in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis Critical Care Sample doi:10.1186/s13054-015-0830-z Philippe Van der Linden ([email protected]) Melanie Dumoulin ([email protected]) Celine Van Lerberghe ([email protected]) Cristel ...

BACKGROUND Quality improvement (QI) methods are widely used in surgery in an effort to improve care, often using techniques such as Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles to implement specific interventions. Explicit definition of both the QI method and quality intervention is necessary to enable the accurate replication of effective interventions in practice, facilitate cumulative learning, reduce research ...