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COVID-19 Pandemic: What Every Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon Needs to Know for Safe Airway Management
(2020)
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has unfolded with remarkable speed, posing unprecedented challenges for health care systems and society. Otolaryngologists have a special role in responding to this ...
Is Nocturnal Extubation After Cardiac Surgery Associated with Worse Outcomes?
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
Background: There is an increased risk of medical errors overnight compared with the day, secondary to fatigue, paucity of resources, and decreased staffing. Whether this increased risk extends to liberation from mechanical ...
Anti-Coagulation and Peri-operative fluid management
(2019-02-01)
The use of ventricular assist devices has expanded significantly since their approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in 1994. In addition to this, the prevalence of heart failure continues to ...
Home-based Cognitive Prehabilitation in Older Surgical Patients: a Feasibility Study
(2019-09-01)
Background: Cognitive training is beneficial in various clinical settings, although its perioperative feasibility and impact remain unknown. The objective of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of home-based ...