Importance Surgeon sex is associated with differential postoperative outcomes, though the
mechanism remains unclear. Sex concordance of surgeons and patients may represent a …

BACKGROUND: Inhalation agents are being used in place of intravenous agents to provide
sedation in some intensive care units. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis …

Introduction Preoperative coagulation screening for patients without bleeding disorders
remains controversial. The combinatorial risk of INR, aPTT, and platelet count (PLT) …

Background Functional capacity is an important component of risk assessment for major
surgery. Doctors' clinical subjective assessment of patients' functional capacity has uncertain …

Blood loss and subsequent transfusions are associated with major morbidity and mortality.
The use of antifibrinolytics can reduce blood loss in cardiac surgery, trauma, orthopedic …

Importance Sex- and gender-based differences in a surgeon’s medical practice and
communication may be factors in patients’ perioperative outcomes. Patients treated by female …

… Jerath and Wijeysundera are supported by Merit Awards, Department of Anesthesia,
University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). This study was supported by the Institute for …

Volatile anesthetic agent use in the intensive care unit, aided by technological advances, has
become more accessible to critical care physicians. With increasing concern over adverse …

Importance Intraoperative anesthesiology care is crucial to high-quality surgical care. The
clinical expertise and experience of anesthesiologists may decrease the risk of adverse …

Hospitals worldwide are experiencing a shortage in essential intravenous sedative medications.
This is attributable to high number and high sedative needs of COVID-19 critical care …