Recommendations for fast-track extubation in adult cardiac surgery patients: a consensus statement.

Introduction: Enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery in selected low-risk patients, has the potential to improve outcomes and reduce the burden of healthcare costs. Anesthesia-related challenges play a major role in the successful implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols, with particular emphasis placed on fast-track extubation. Acknowledging the importance of this practice, the Italian Association of Cardiac Anesthesiologists and Intensive Care (ITACTAIC) has advocated for an initiative to establish a consensus offering practical recommendations for fast-track extubation after adult cardiac surgery.

Reducing mortality in acute kidney injury patients: systematic review and international web-based survey.

Objective: To identify all interventions that increase or reduce mortality in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and to establish the agreement between stated beliefs and actual practice in this setting.

Design And Setting: Systematic literature review and international web-based survey.

Participants: More than 300 physicians from 62 countries.

Randomized evidence for reduction of perioperative mortality.

Objective: With more than 220 million major surgical procedures performed annually, perioperative interventions leading to even minor mortality reductions would save thousands of lives per year. This international consensus conference aimed to identify all nonsurgical interventions that increase or reduce perioperative mortality as suggested by randomized evidence.

Design And Setting: A web-based international consensus conference.