Perioperative brain health: strategies to prevent perioperative neurocognitive disorders

Perioperative lung protective strategies

The traditional intraoperative ventilatory settings (tidal volume > 10 ml/kg ideal body weight) can be harmful even in patients with healthy lungs. In the operating theatre, safe anesthesia and optimization of oxygen delivery should be achieved while minimizing the deleterious effects of surgical trauma and avoiding iatrogenic complications. This review examines the mechanisms of perioperative ...

Contemporary perioperative care strategies.

BACKGROUND Historically, the preoperative and postoperative care of patients with gastrointestinal cancer was provided by surgeons. Contemporary perioperative care is a truly multidisciplinary endeavour with implications for cancer-specific outcomes. METHODS A literature review was performed querying PubMed and the Cochrane Library for articles published between 1966 to 2012 on specific perio...

An Audit of Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis: Time to Take Action

Perioperative fasting and children: A review article

This review provides an overview of the present knowledge on the aspects of preoperative fasting with the assessment of the evidence quality. A systematic research was conducted in electronic databases in order to identify trials published between 1990 and 2014 concerning preoperative fasting, early resumption of oral intake and the effects of oral carbohydrate mixtures on gastric emptying and ...

Strategies for Successful Perioperative Orientation.

The successful orientation of new employees facilitates their transition to the complex and demanding world of perioperative nursing. Whether a nurse is a recent graduate or an experienced nurse who has recently joined the facility or department, a new nurse benefits from a transition period during which new skills, processes, and concepts can be learned. Training should offer new employees the...