Perioperative Nursing Journal Articles

• Local or IV Anaesthesia for Hysteroscopic Procedures Is local anesthesia combined with remifentanil suitable for operative hysteroscopy in day surgery?
  British Journal of Anaesthesia, February 2012
• Assessing Both Inpatient and Outpatient Surgical Quality The majority of surgical procedures in the United States are performed in an outpatient setting. How does quality of care compare with inpatient surgeries?
  Annals of Surgery, March 2011
• Spinal Anesthesia for Ambulatory Arthroscopic Knee Surgery What is the safest and most effective combination of anesthetic agents for spinal anesthesia in ambulatory knee arthroscopy?
  British Journal of Anaesthesia, March 2011
• Access to Care and the Surgeon Shortage Uneven regional distribution threatens access to quality care.
  Annals of Surgery, October 2010
• Infection Control in Ambulatory Surgical Centers A survey of randomly selected ambulatory surgical centers in the U.S. identified lapses in infection-control practices in a large percentage.
  Journal Watch, August 2010
• A Guide to "Scrubbing In" This first part of a two part guide to "scrubbing in" aims to give readers a greater insight into the surgical floor and to set the scene in theatre.
  Student BMJ, June 2010
• NP Role in Preparing Families for Pediatric Outpatient Surgery Preoperative patient and family education alleviates anxiety during the pediatric surgical experience, and NPs lead the way.
  Pediatric Nursing, March 2010
• Comparison of Inpatient vs. Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy Can ACDF be safetly performed in an outpatient setting?
  BMC Surgery, March 2009
• Smoking and Alcohol Intervention Before Surgery: Evidence for Best Practice Tobacco and alcohol abstinence starting 3-8 weeks before surgery may reduce the incidence of several serious postoperative complications.
  British Journal of Anaesthesia, March 2009
• A Comparison of Common Elective Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures This important study compares common spinal surgeries. Some are of great benefit, but some are not.
  Faculty of 1000, February 2009
• Infliximab Prevents Crohn's Disease Recurrence After Ileal Resection Crohn's disease commonly recurs after intestinal resection. Would administration of infliximab after surgery prevent it?
  Gastroenterology, February 2009
• The Role of Comprehensive Surgical Staging in Endometrial Cancer Does comprehensive surgical staging of endometrial cancer facilitate determining the need for adjuvant therapy?
  Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center, January 2009
• Surgical Audit of Inadvertent Parathyroidectomy During Total Thyroidectomy This study reports and discusses the incidence, risk factors, and clinical relevance of inadvertent parathyroidectomy during thyroidectomy.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2009
• Aortic Replacement in Aorto-Occlusive Disease: An Observational Study Does aortic reconstruction surgery provide significant relief in patients with critical ischaemia?
  BMC Surgery, October 2008
• Outpatient Management of Nonvariceal Upper GI Hemorrhage Outpatient management of selected patients with nonvariceal UGIH has been proposed as a mechanism to decrease resource utilization and expenditures. However, the true prevalence and outcomes of this practice have not been well evaluated.
  Gastroenterology, January 2009
• Increased Cardiovascular Mortality After Early Bilateral Oophorectomy What are the long-term health consequences of unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy and subsequent estrogen treatment in young women? What is the association with deaths from cardiovascular conditions?
  Menopause, January 2009
• Role of Endovascular and Surgical Treatment in Spinal DAVF's This report assesses current endovascular and surgical treatment approaches for spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
  Neurosurgical Focus, January 2009
• Systematic Pelvic Lymphadenectomy vs No Lymphadenectomy Does lymph node removal improve outcomes in early endometrial carcinoma, or is improved staging the only proven benefit?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, December 2008
• RCT on Preconditioning in Liver Surgery Using a Volatile Anesthetic This strategy may provide a new and easily applicable therapeutic option to protect the liver and to lower complication rates.
  Annals of Surgery, December 2008
• MISS for Horizontal Rectus Muscle Reoperations Can rectus muscle reoperations be performed effectively using minimally invasive strabismus surgery (MISS)?
  The British Journal of Ophthalmology, December 2008