Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Improves Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery

Perioperative dexmedetomidine improves outcomes of cardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND Cardiac surgery is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular and other complications that translate into increased mortality and healthcare costs. This retrospective study was designed to determine whether the perioperative use of dexmedetomidine could reduce the incidence of complications and mortality after cardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 1134 patients who und...

Perioperative metabolic therapy improves redox status and outcomes in cardiac surgery patients: a randomised trial.

OBJECTIVE Perioperative therapy with antioxidants and metabolic substrates has the potential to reduce oxidative stress and improve recovery from cardiac surgery, particularly in elderly and high risk cases. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of perioperative metabolic therapy at a biochemical, clinical and economic level in cardiac surgical patients. METHODS Patients (n=117, mean...

The Influence of Perioperative Dexmedetomidine on Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND The use of dexmedetomidine may have benefits on the clinical outcomes of cardiac surgery. We conducted a meta-analysis comparing the postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with dexmedetomidine versus other perioperative medications to determine the influence of perioperative dexmedetomidine on cardiac surgery patients. METHODS Randomized or quasi-randomi...

Perioperative Renal Protection during Cardiac Surgery: A Choice between Dopamine and Dexmedetomidine

Perioperative Outcomes in Orthopedic Surgery

With millions of surgical procedures being performed worldwide annually, clinicians, researchers, patients, and administrators increasingly pursue understanding factors, which affect and determine perioperative outcomes. The last decades have been associated with extensive research and subsequent increased number of publications in the field of perioperative outcomes in orthopaedic surgery. The...