2017 - 2018
Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults
Balanced crystalloids may be preferred to saline to reduce the risk of renal complications in critically-ill patients.
Defining the Intrinsic Cardiac Risks of Operations to Improve Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessments
Provides a contemporary estimate of perioperative cardiac risks for many types of surgical procedures.
Association Between Handover of Anesthesia Care and Adverse Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
Intraoperative handovers of anesthesia care may be associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications.
Go/no-go decision in anaesthesia: wide variation in risk tolerance amongst anaesthetists
There is a wide range of opinion on which scenarios anaesthetists feel are OK to proceed with and which require delay.
Effect of Individualized vs Standard Blood Pressure Management Strategies on Postoperative Organ Dysfunction Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
An individualized perioperative BP management strategy may reduce postop complications.
Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age after general anaesthesia and awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international multicentre, randomised controlled trial
A limited exposure to general anesthesia in infants undergoing hernia repair does not result in negative neurocognitive outcomes at 2 years of age.
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy on Successful First-Pass Orotracheal Intubation Among ICU Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
When intubating without a stylet, use of the Macintosh or the McGrath laryngoscope yields equivalent first-pass success rates, although the reasons for failure differ between the two devices.