Intravenous lidocaine to prevent postoperative airway complications in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: In surgical patients undergoing general anaesthesia, coughing at the time of extubation is common and can result in potentially dangerous complications. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of i.v.

Anesthesia interventions that alter perioperative mortality: a scoping review.

Background: With over 230 million surgical procedures performed annually worldwide, better application of evidence in anesthesia and perioperative medicine may reduce widespread variation in clinical practice and improve patient care. However, a comprehensive summary of the complete available evidence has yet to be conducted. This scoping review aims to map the existing literature investigating perioperative anesthesia interventions and their potential impact on patient mortality, to inform future knowledge translation and ultimately improve perioperative clinical practice.

References that anyone can edit: review of Wikipedia citations in peer reviewed health science literature.

Objectives: To examine indexed health science journals to evaluate the prevalence of Wikipedia citations, identify the journals that publish articles with Wikipedia citations, and determine how Wikipedia is being cited.

Design: Bibliometric analysis.

Study Selection: Publications in the English language that included citations to Wikipedia were retrieved using the online databases Scopus and Web of Science.