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S. Lopez

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Post-anaesthesia pulmonary complications after use of muscle relaxants (POPULAR): a multicentre, prospective observational study

2019

Background: Results from retrospective studies suggest that use of neuromuscular blocking agents during general anaesthesia might be linked to postoperative pulmonary complications. We therefore aimed to assess whether the use of neuromuscular blocking agents is associated with postoperative pulmonary complications. Methods: We did a multicentre, prospective observational cohort study. Patients were recruited from 211 hospitals in 28 European countries. We included patients (aged ≥18 years) who received general anaesthesia for any in-hospital procedure except cardiac surgery. Patient characteristics, surgical and anaesthetic details, and chart review at discharge were prospectively collecte…

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicinepulmonary complications muscle relaxants Post-anaesthesia complicationsNeuromuscular Blockadepulmonary complication muscle relaxantneuromuscular block ; postoperative pulmonary complicationbusiness.industryRetrospective cohort studypost-operative pulmonary complicationsNeuromuscular monitoringNeuromuscular Blocking AgentsSugammadexNOAnaesthesia03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine030228 respiratory systemAnesthesiaMedicineGeneral anaesthesiaNeuromuscular Agents030212 general & internal medicineMED/41 - ANESTESIOLOGIAProspective cohort studybusinessmedicine.drug
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Need for Deprescribing in Hospital Elderly Patients Discharged with a Limited Life Expectancy: The REPOSI Study

2019

<b><i>Objective:</i></b> Older people approaching the end of life are at a high risk for adverse drug reactions. Approaching the end of life should change the therapeutic aims, triggering a reduction in the number of drugs.<b><i></i></b>The main aim of this study is to describe the preventive and symptomatic drug treatments prescribed to patients discharged with a limited life expectancy from internal medicine and geriatric wards. The secondary aim was to describe the potentially severe drug-drug interactions (DDI). <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> We analyzed Registry of Polytherapies Societa Italiana di Medicina I…

0301 basic medicineDrugMalemedicine.medical_specialtyDeprescriptions020205 medical informaticsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactionsmedia_common.quotation_subjectElderly; End of life; Limited life expectancy; Polypharmacy; Symptomatic medications; Aged 80 and over; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Polypharmacy; Deprescriptions; Life Expectancy; Patient DischargeSocio-culturale02 engineering and technology03 medical and health sciencesElderly · End of life · Limited life expectancy · Polypharmacy · Symptomatic medicationsPharmacotherapyDeprescriptionsLife ExpectancyElderlySymptomatic medications0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringmedicine80 and overHumansLS4_4Medical prescriptionElderly; End of life; Limited life expectancy; Polypharmacy; Symptomatic medicationsmedia_commonAgedPolypharmacyAged 80 and overOriginal Paperbusiness.industryGeneral MedicineElderly End-of-life Limited life expectancy Polypharmacy Preventing medications Symptomatic medicationsElderly End of life Limited life expectancy Polypharmacy Symptomatic medicationsPatient DischargeClonidineLimited life expectancyItalyEmergency medicineEnd of lifeLife expectancyPolypharmacyFemale030101 anatomy & morphologyDeprescribingbusinessmedicine.drugSymptomatic medication
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