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This piece ploughs into some of the academic papers that have provoked discussion recently in the perioperative community.
We discuss the following papers:
Risk factors for opioid-induced respiratory depression in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analyses.
Feb 14, 2019
The full title of today's paper is: Prospective observational cohort study of the association between antiplatelet therapy, bleeding and thrombosis in patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac surgery and you can find it here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30686302
Presented by Dr Joff Lacey, registrar...
Feb 7, 2019
This week on Journal Club we reflect upon the pulmonary artery (PA) catheter.
The following articles were discussed:
JAMA: The effectiveness of right heart catheterization in the initial care of critically ill patients. SUPPORT Investigators:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8782638
BJA: Effect of goal-directed...