Intraoperative Complications - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

A systemic review of obstructive sleep apnea and its implications for anesthesiologists.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is present in a significant proportion of the population, but the majority of patients remain undiagnosed. It is crucial that anesthesiologists and surgeons recognize the increased perioperative risks ... Read more...

Improved neuromuscular blockade using a novel neuromuscular blockade advisory system: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Conventional incremental bolus administration of neuromuscular blocking (NMB) drugs is associated with limitations in intraoperative control, potential delays in recovery, and residual blockade in the postanesthetic period. To overcome ... Read more...

Poor agreement among expert witnesses in bile duct injury malpractice litigation: an expert panel survey.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To determine the inter-rater agreement of expert witness testimonies in bile duct injury malpractice litigation. BACKGROUND DATA: Malpractice litigation is an increasing concern in modern surgical practice. As most of the lawyers are not ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Intraoperative Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cerebral vasospasm and primary Raynaud's phenomenon. 30 Oct 2008
• A systemic review of obstructive sleep apnea and its implications for anesthesiologists. 30 Oct 2008
• Improved neuromuscular blockade using a novel neuromuscular blockade advisory system: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial. 30 Oct 2008
• Displacement of double lumen tube after the rupture of a giant lung bulla during bullectomy. 30 Oct 2008
• Operating room desensitization as a novel treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder after intraoperative awareness. 30 Oct 2008
• Poor agreement among expert witnesses in bile duct injury malpractice litigation: an expert panel survey. 30 Oct 2008
• Comparison of the femtosecond laser and mechanical keratome for laser in situ keratomileusis. 30 Oct 2008
• Phacoemulsification training. 30 Oct 2008
• [Mortality and morbidity in surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm] 18 Oct 2008
• Anaesthetists be'ware ... and alarmed. 29 Sep 2008
• Uncoupling of myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor signaling during coronary artery bypass grafting: the role of GRK2. 29 Sep 2008
• Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in surgery for bronchial repair. 29 Sep 2008
• The ECLIPSE trials: comparative studies of clevidipine to nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside, and nicardipine for acute hypertension treatment in cardiac surgery patients. 29 Sep 2008
• P6 stimulation for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. 29 Sep 2008
• Anemia and cerebral outcomes: many questions, fewer answers. 29 Sep 2008
• Urethral injury during potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser prostatectomy complicated by transurethral resection syndrome. 29 Sep 2008
• Comparison of percutaneous and laparoscopic cryoablation for the treatment of solid renal masses. 29 Sep 2008
• Minimally invasive pituitary surgery. 29 Sep 2008
• Thoracic outlet obstruction during neurosurgical positioning. 29 Sep 2008
• Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve leaflet leading to haemodynamic compromise. 29 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Intraoperative Complications'

Definition: Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the same surgical procedure.

Descriptor UI: D007431

Alternative terms: Intraoperative Complications; Complication, Peroperative; Complications, Peroperative; Peroperative Complication; Peroperative Complications; Complication, Intraoperative; Complications, Intraoperative; Intraoperative Complication; Injuries, Surgical; Injury, Surgical; Surgical Injury; Surgical Injuries;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; etiology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.550.505;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: few qualif apply; IM; coord with Cat E4 term (IM) if pertinent with or without /adv eff depending on its relation to the intraop compl: for policy apply principles of POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, Manual 23.18+; for iatrogenic compl (as X ref SURGICAL INJURIES) or other: TN 179; DF: INTRAOP COMPL