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Preoperative preparation and premedication of bariatric surgical patient
Marina Varbanova, Brittany Maggard, Rainer LenhardtSaudi Journal of Anaesthesia 2022 16(3):287-298 The prevalence of obesity has tripled worldwide over the past four decades. The United States has the highest rates of obesity, with 88% of the population being overweight and 36% obese. The UK has the sixth highest prevalence of obesity. The problem of obesity is not isolated to the developed world and has increasingly become an issue in the developing world as well. Obesity carries an increased risk of many serious diseases and health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, sleep...
Source: Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia - June 20, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Marina Varbanova Brittany Maggard Rainer Lenhardt Source Type: research

Unexpected Findings in a Man with a Repaired Type A Aortic Dissection and a New Stroke
A 67-YEAR-OLD, 82-kg, 175cm man presented to the authors ’ institution for evaluation of new right-sided facial droop, dysarthria, and expressive aphasia. The patient reported that he had been in his usual state of health the previous evening, but awoke the morning of admission with slurred speech. He called his daughter who confirmed his symptoms and t ransported him to the emergency department. He denied fever, chills, malaise, weight loss, confusion, memory deficits, and other neurological symptoms.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - January 10, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Paul S. Pagel, Wayne A. Hendrix, Michael T. Cain, Ahmed K.Y. Ali, Gina Muscato, Charan Mungara, Chris Rokkas Tags: Diagnostic Dilemma Source Type: research

Borderline operability in hepatectomy patients is associated with higher rates of failure to rescue after severe complications
ConclusionsHepatectomy patients meeting BL criteria have an overall post‐hepatectomy mortality rate that is triple that of non‐BL patients. With less clinical reserve, BL patients who suffer SC are at greater risk of post‐hepatectomy death. J. Surg. Oncol. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Journal of Surgical Oncology - November 2, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bradford J. Kim, Ching ‐Wei D. Tzeng, Amanda B. Cooper, Jean‐Nicolas Vauthey, Thomas A. Aloia Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Positive impact of pre-stroke surgery on survival following transient focal ischemia in hypertensive rats
We describe a positive influence of pre-stroke surgery on recovery and survival in a commonly used experimental stroke model. Two groups of male, stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSPs) underwent transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Group 1 underwent the procedure without any prior intervention whilst group 2 had an additional general anaesthetic 6 days prior to tMCAO for a cranial burrhole and durotomy. Post-stroke recovery was assessed using a 32 point neurological deficit score and tapered beam walk and infarct volume determined from haematoxylin–eosin stained sections. In group 2 survival...
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Methods - November 8, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research