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The impact of hypoalbuminemia on postoperative outcomes after outpatient surgery: a national analysis of the NSQIP database
ConclusionsHypoalbuminemia is associated with major complications and death in outpatient surgery. Since hypoalbuminemia is a potential modifiable intervention, future clinical trials to evaluate the impact of optimizing preoperative albumin levels before outpatient surgery are warranted.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - June 27, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of erythropoietin and iron therapy to reduce red blood cell transfusion in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionAdministration of ESA and iron therapy reduced the risk for RBC transfusion compared with iron therapy alone in patients undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgery. Nevertheless, publication bias and heterogeneity reduces the confidence of the finding. Although the analysis was probably under-powered for some outcomes, no difference in the incidence of serious adverse events was observed with ESA and iron compared with iron alone. Further large prospective trials are required to confirm these findings.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - May 8, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

Managing the perioperative patient on direct oral anticoagulants
ConclusionPerioperative management of anticoagulation due to DOACs is a growing concern as the number of patients prescribed these medications increases each year. These patients can be safely optimized for urgent or emergent surgery by giving appropriate consideration to timing, monitoring, and reversal agents.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - May 13, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research