C1-esterase inhibitor for short-term prophylaxis in a patient with hereditary angioedema with normal C1 inhibitor function.

Hereditary angioedema with normal C1-esterase inhibitor (HAE-nC1INH) perioperative is a rare condition which could have potential disastrous ramifications for the anesthesiologist in the perioperative period. However, there is limited evidence and/or guidelines on the optimal way to manage these patients. We present the case of a patient with HAE-nC1INH who was successfully managed in the perioperative period with plasma derived C1-esterase inhibitor (pdC1INH).

The safety of perioperative esmolol: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Although β blockers have been found to decrease perioperative myocardial infarction (MI), β-blocker-mediated hypotension is associated with postoperative stroke and mortality. In this systematic review we assessed the safety and efficacy of the β1-specific, adrenergic receptor antagonist esmolol in noncardiac surgery. Safety was assessed by analyzing the incidence of postoperative hypotension and bradycardia, and efficacy was assessed by analyzing the incidence of myocardial ischemia.

A systematic review of medication safety outcomes related to drug interaction software.

Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) represent an important problem for hospital and primary care. Software that detects potential adverse drug interactions has been widely implemented in an effort to reduce the rate of ADEs. However, the impact of drug interaction detection software (DIS) on patient safety outcomes remains unknown.

A systematic review of medication safety and clinical outcomes related to drug interaction software.

We conducted a systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, IPA, HealthStar and CINAHL, for English language, post-1990, prospective studies examining electronic drug interaction checking (eDIC) on the outcome of adverse drug interactions (ADI). Excluded studies were not prospective or measured non-patient specific outcomes. Four of 5848 studies were included.