Outcomes of patients on dual antiplatelet therapy post-coronary stenting following emergency noncardiac surgery.

Background: The outcomes of patients on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) post-coronary stenting following emergency noncardiac surgery remain unclear.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients on DAPT post-coronary stenting who underwent emergency noncardiac surgery within 24 hours of diagnosis from April 2007 to March 2018 where DAPT was discontinued within <5 days for aspirin and 7 days for P2Y inhibitors. Our primary outcome was 180-day mortality in these patients.

Prognostic factors in critically ill patients with hematological malignancy admitted to the general intensive care unit: a single-center experience in Japan.

Purpose: This study aims to identify prognostic factors related to short-term and long-term outcomes of patients with hematological malignancy (HM) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in Japan during ICU stay and after discharge from ICU.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational study of 169 patients with HM admitted to the general ICU from January 2009 to December 2016. We examined prognostic factors affecting outcome during ICU stay and at 180 days after ICU discharge using logistic regression analysis.

[Efficacy of bispectral index monitoring in improving anesthetic management, economics, and use of the operating theater].

This study was designed to assess the efficacy of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring in reducing the amount of volatile anesthetics used and improving recovery profiles. Sixty patients (ASA physical status 1 or 2) undergoing various surgical procedures under sevoflurane/nitrous oxide anesthesia were studied. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups of which anesthesia was carried out with (BIS group) or without (control group) monitoring BIS, and in the latter, anesthesiologist was blinded to the BIS values.

[Transient complete atrioventricular block during renal transplantation].

A 25-year-old female underwent renal transplantation. The patient had no complication preoperatively except hypertension. Preoperative electrocardiogram revealed no abnormality.