BACKGROUND Minimizing complications after rhinoplasty is a priority for every surgeon performing the procedure. Perioperative steroid administration has been shown to decrease postoperative edema and ecchymosis in a number of prospective randomized trials. OBJECTIVES In an effort to further elucidate the significance of the data and develop an evidence-based algorithm for steroid administrati...

Heart, Lung and Vessels. 2014, Vol. 6 The role of the anaesthesiologist, nowadays, is not just limited to patient care in the operating room but also plays a key role in the ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocol, including management of perioperative analgesia, infusion therapy, nutrition and efficient rehabilitation in order to obtain the shortest hospitalization with the lowest rate...

over the last 50 years, significant progress has been made in the surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (taaa).   improvements in perioperative care and surgical techniques have resulted in reductions in complication and mortality rates. adjunctive use of distal aortic perfusion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage has been especially helpful, reducing the incidence of neurological d...

Fluid therapy is one of the most controversial topics in perioperative management. There is continuing debate with regard to the quantity and the type of fluid resuscitation during elective major surgery. However, there are increasing reports of perioperative excessive intravascular volume leading to increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence suggests that judicious periop...

The 1st POQI Consensus Conference occurred in Durham, NC, on March 4-5, 2016, and was supported by the American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Evidence-Based Perioperative Medicine (EBPOM). The conference focused on enhanced recovery for colorectal surgery and discussed four topics-perioperative analgesia, perioperative fluid management, preventing nosocomial infection, and measurement...

BACKGROUND Variation in clinical practice in the perioperative environment and intensive care unit is a major challenge facing modern medicine. The objective of the present study was to analyse intraoperative crystalloid administration practices at two academic medical centres in the USA. METHODS We extracted clinical data from patients undergoing intra-abdominal procedures performed at UC Ir...