A Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of the Implementation of Surgical Safety Checklists in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Importance: The appropriately coached implementation of surgical safety checklists (SSCs) reduces the incidence of perioperative complications and 30-day mortality of patients undergoing surgery. The association of the introduction of SSCs with 90-day mortality remains unclear.

Objective: To assess the association between the implementation of SSCs and all-cause 90- and 30-day mortality rates.

Intra-cavitary ECG is an effective method for correct positioning the tip of tunneled Groshong catheters.

Background: Intra-cavitary electrocardiography (ECG) is a well-known method for correct positioning of the tip of central venous catheters (CVC). A significant increase in the P wave, as registered by the intra-cavitary electrode, signals the entrance of the catheter into the right atrium.

Methods: In this prospective observational study, 155 consecutive oncologic patients were enrolled for cannulation of the right or left internal jugular vein for insertion of a tunneled Groshong catheter.

Asleep-awake-asleep technique during carotid endarterectomy: a case series.

Objective: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has become one of the most common vascular procedures in the world. It can be performed both under general anesthesia (GA) and regional anesthesia (RA). The aim of this study was to present results of a technique for CEA in which the patients anesthetized with target-controlled infusions of propofol and remifentanil were awake during the endarterectomy phase.