CHICAGO - Four innovative studies exploring ways to reduce complications related to heart surgery or minimize patient mortality due to risks associated with low blood pressure and surgery were highlighted during the Anesthesiology Major Trials Session held at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2016 annual meeting.
The following clinical trials were published in Anesthesiology , the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the New England Journal of Medicine this week to coincide with the meeting.
Tranexamic Acid Safely Reduces Bleeding in Heart Surgery:
Can a Steroid Treat Postop Delirium, Improve Recovery After Heart Surgery:
Study Suggests Patients' Withhold Common Blood Pressure Meds Before Surgery:
Effectiveness of an Electronic Alert to Reduce 90-Day Postop Mortality:
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