BACKGROUND Outpatient preoperative assessment clinics were developed to provide an efficient assessment of surgical patients prior to surgery, and have demonstrated benefits to patients and the health care system. However, the centralization of preoperative assessment clinics may introduce geographical barriers to utilization that are dependent on where a patient lives with respect to the locat...

This study aims to evaluate retrospectively the two-year data of our clinic concerning effects training for reduced fresh gas flow anesthesia applications, demographic patients, types performed, non-operating room applications and incidences admission post-anesthesia care unit. Hospital archives on services 2016-2017 were scanned. The acquired analyzed with yearly comparisons bases consumed amo...

This study compared the effect of general anesthesia or regional vertebral analgesia (subarachnoid or epidural) on postoperative cognitive function in 60 young adult (group A) and 60 elderly (group E) patients undergoing orthopedic and urologic surgery. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised for cognitive functions assessment was done preoperatively, and postoperatively; one day and three da...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a single preoperative limited oral intake of a carbohydrate drink could improve perioperative patient comfort and satisfaction with anesthesia care in elective day-stay ophthalmologic surgery. METHODS A single-center, prospective, randomized clinical trial was conducted in a university hospital. The study included ASA I-III patients und...

INTRODUCTION The knowledge on the mechanism of the postoperative exacerbation of sleep-disordered breathing may direct the perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The objective of this study is to investigate the factors associated with postoperative severity of sleep-disordered breathing. METHODS After obtaining approvals from Institutional Review Boards, consentin...

It is important for anesthesiologists to appreciate the impact of preoperative anxiety in children. Not only does it cause suffering in many children prior to their surgical experience, it has a negative impact on their postoperative recovery and possibly long afterwards. Because of these concerns, continued research is warranted to seek ways of minimizing their fears in the perioperative setti...

It is important for anesthesiologists to appreciate the impact of preoperative anxiety in children. Not only does it cause suffering in many children prior to their surgical experience, it has a negative impact on their postoperative recovery and possibly long afterwards. Because of these concerns, continued research is warranted to seek ways of minimizing their fears in the perioperative setti...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of three different methods of anesthesia on patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which could lead to an improvement in postoperative outcomes in these patients. A total of 90 patients undergoing an operation while being treated for an HIV infection were included in this study. Patients were divided into three groups (N ...

PURPOSE To survey the general public's attitude towards preoperative assessment and commonly perceived fears about general anesthesia. METHODS A province wide telephone survey was conducted in Alberta. General and regional anesthesia were defined, a scenario involving major knee surgery was described, and participants were asked to choose between regional and general anesthesia. Respondents u...