A Meta-analysis of Intraoperative Ventilation Strategies to Prevent Pulmonary Complications
Yang D, Grant M, Stone A, Wu C, Wick E. A Meta-analysis of Intraoperative Ventilation Strategies to Prevent Pulmonary Complications. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 263: 881-887. PMID: 26720429, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive end-expiratory pressureAcute lung injuryPostoperative lung infectionLung infectionLung ventilationLTV ventilationHospital stayHealthy patientsLow tidal volume mechanical ventilationPostoperative acute lung injuryIntermittent recruitment maneuverIntraoperative ventilation strategiesProtective lung ventilationLength of hospitalProtective ventilation strategyEnd-expiratory pressureVolume mechanical ventilationVentilation strategiesAnalysis of trialsPostoperative incidencePulmonary complicationsPulmonary outcomesProtective ventilationLung injuryRecruitment maneuversThe Impact of Neuraxial Versus General Anesthesia on the Incidence of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections Following Knee or Hip Arthroplasty
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Grant MC, Mathur V, Li J, Wu CL. The Impact of Neuraxial Versus General Anesthesia on the Incidence of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections Following Knee or Hip Arthroplasty. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2016, 41: 555-563. PMID: 27380106, DOI: 10.1097/aap.0000000000000437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative surgical site infectionSurgical site infectionKnee arthroplastyHip arthroplastySite infectionNeuraxial anesthesiaGeneral anesthesiaSubgroup analysisOdds ratioDevelopment of SSIPooled unadjusted odds ratioUnadjusted odds ratioLarge observational trialsRandom-effects modelOverall beneficial effectObservational trialAnesthetic techniqueAnesthesia techniquesJoint arthroplastyInclusion criteriaTrial designArthroplastyMeta-AnalysisAnesthesiaPotential association