Category: perioperative care

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Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections after Definitive Source Control: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (2023)

by Lukas Widmer

Ra JH, Rattan R, Patel NJ, Bhattacharya B, Butts CA, Gupta S, et al. Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections after Definitive Source Control: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2023;Publish Ah:603–12. doi:10.1097/ta.0000000000003998. Introduction Definitive source control […]

obstetrics perioperative care

SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopy during pregnancy (2017)

by Lukas Widmer

Pearl JP, Price RR, Tonkin AE, Richardson WS, Stefanidis D. SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopy during pregnancy. Surg Endosc. Springer US; 2017;31:3767–82. Diagnosis and Workup Guideline 1: Ultrasound imaging during pregnancy is safe and effective in identifying the etiology of acute abdominal pain in many patients and should be the initial imaging test […]

perioperative care

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer: ASCO clinical practice guideline update (2023)

by Lukas Widmer

Key NS, Khorana AA, Kuderer NM, Bohlke K, Lee AYY, Arcelus JI, et al. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients With Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41:3063–71. https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.19.01461 This is a selection of the above mentioned article with recommendation pertinant to acute care surgeons. Recommendations 1. Should hospitalized patients with cancer receive […]