Technological advances have changed how traditional surgical procedures are performed. New knowledge and surgical skills are required to effectively monitor the patient and manage fluids administered perioperatively. Today, selective fluids are used in a variety of surgical specialties. Complications of fluid therapy can occur that are intrinsic to each procedure within a specialty. This articl...

An aging population and latent effects from exposure to carcinogens will likely augment the current trend of increased incidence of urinary bladder cancer. Intravesical antineoplastic therapy is a common treatment for urinary bladder cancer. Transurethral resection of bladder tumors often is followed immediately by the instillation of an antineoplastic agent in the operating room or postanesthe...

©International Anesthesia Research Society. Unauthorized Use Prohibited. Learning Objectives: I. Are parents useful (in the operating room)? a. To discuss the developmental differences in child development b. To review the incidence of postanesthesia behavioral disturbances c. To determine the benefit of parental presence in the operating room II. Will anesthesia make my child stupid? a. To det...

A deficiency of the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) beds or nurses may cause delays in operating rooms (ORs) and increase number cancellations. Some disruptions like COVID-19 pandemic this deficiency. This paper investigates two integrated OR PACU scheduling problems; one with few beds, other nurses. For each problem, a mathematical model matheuristic are proposed for minimising To best our kno...

Regional anesthesia offers many benefits for the patient, surgery center, anesthesiology practice, and hospital. Unfortunately, there are no evidence-based guidelines to follow when starting a new service aimed at providing peripheral nerve blocks. A regional anesthesia program adds value by improving the quality of postoperative analgesia and recovery after surgery. Specialized training in reg...

Regional anesthesia techniques have been increasingly used in orthopedic surgery procedures. Regional anesthesia techniques can be classified as central neuraxial blocks including spinal and epidural anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks including upper extremity and lower extremity blocks and regional intravenous anesthesia (RIVA) (Table 1). In many clinical studies have been reported that regio...

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