Anaesthesia & Peri-operative Medicine
The Anaesthesia & Peri-operative Medicine section is led by Alexander Vlaar.
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Education
Courses
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Research
Projects
SQUEEZE
SQUEEZE is a prospective multicentre international observational study of postoperative vasopressor usage.
The study is lead by Dr. Ib JAMMER (Haukeland University Hospital – Bergen, Norway) and Dr. Ben Creagh-Brown (Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Guidlford, United Kingdom)
Initiated in the ESICM POIC Section, this is a European Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Trial Network (ESA CTN) sponsored study and it has been endorsed by ESICM.
Surveys
Candida prophylaxis and treatment in intensive care patients after abdominal surgery in Europe.
The aims of this survey are to document the extent of clinical practice variability in initiation of antifungal therapy in surgical critically ill patients.
Relevant Literature
Michael A. Gillies et al. Current research priorities in perioperative intensive care medicine.
Nicola Latronico et al. The ICM research agenda on intensive care unit-acquired weakness.
Pratik P. Pandharipande et al. The intensive care delirium research agenda: a multinational, interprofessional perspective.
Mortality after surgery in Europe: a 7 day cohort study. EuSOS and ESICM.
Article Reviews
Potential indication for Non-Invasive Ventilation following abdominal surgery
Cardiac output–guided haemodynamic therapy in high-risk surgical patients
Propofol vs. sevoflurane in valvular heart surgery