Delirium in older patients given propofol or sevoflurane anaesthesia for major cancer surgery: a multicentre randomised trial
Subjects randomized to propofol-based general anesthesia had 1/3 less postoperative delirium as compared to those receiving sevoflurane-based anesthesia.
Br J Anaesth. 2023 Aug;131(2):253-265
PMID: 37474241
Intraoperative Methadone in Next-day Discharge Outpatient Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Dose-finding Pilot Study
A dose of 0.25mg/kg was the optimal amount of methadone in patients undergoing next-day discharge surgeries (primarily hysterectomies).
Anesthesiology. 2023 Oct 1;139(4):405-419
PMID: 37350677
Hypotension-Avoidance Versus Hypertension-Avoidance Strategies in Noncardiac Surgery: An International Randomized Controlled Trial - POISE 3
A perioperative hypotension-avoidance strategy did not result in a lower incidence of major vascular complications compared to a hypertension-avoidance strategy.
Ann Intern Med. 2023 May;176(5):605-614
PMID: 37094336
Modified Manual Chest Compression for Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Depression in Patients Under Deep Sedation During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Two Randomized Controlled Trials
MMCC (preventatively and therapeutically) reduces oxygen desaturation during GI procedures under sedation
Anesth Analg. 2023 Oct 1;137(4):859-869
PMID: 37010960