OBJECTIVES To investigate attitudes of cardiac surgeons and anaesthetists towards working immediately after an intraoperative death and to establish whether an intraoperative death affects the outcome of subsequent surgery. DESIGN Questionnaire on attitudes to working after an intraoperative death and matched cohort study. SETTING UK adult cardiac surgery centres and regional cardiothoracic...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intraoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture is a known complication of cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA). We determined the incidence of--and risk factors for--intraoperative calcar fracture, and assessed its influence on the risk of revision. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective analysis included 3,207 cementless THAs (in 2,913 patients). 118 intraoperative...

The perioperative nurse involved in the intraoperative care of the obese patient is faced with numerous issues and challenges. As a growing number of these patients present for medical care, the nurse must consider the special positioning needs for surgery and the equipment needed to promote the safest environment for the patient. This article addresses positioning considerations for the obese ...