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Blood transfusion and cardiac surgery.

Reducing anxiety in elective surgical patients.

An algorithm for difficult airway management, modified for modern optical devices (Airtraq laryngoscope; LMA CTrach™): a 2-year prospective validation in patients for elective abdominal, gynecologic, and thyroid surgery.

CD4 count is predictive of outcome in HIV-positive patients undergoing abdominal operations.

Preoperative bowel preparation for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery: a clinical practice guideline endorsed by the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Postoperative sepsis in the United States.

Permanent grounding of a USAF pilot following photorefractive keratectomy.

A family operation: a topic for a family dinner discussion.

Comparative study of one-stage colectomy of the descending colon in emergency and elective surgery without mechanical preparation.

The case against more privatisation of health care--private care costs more.

[Elective orthopaedic surgery (EOS) in haemophilia. Proposals for optimizing and standardization].

Patterns of rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty and the association with outcomes: an episode of care view.

Spinal hypotension during elective cesarean delivery: closer to a solution.

The accuracy of the anesthetic conserving device (AnaConDa©) as an alternative to the classical vaporizer in anesthesia.

Transfusion requirements after cardiac surgery: the TRACS randomized controlled trial.

The costs and benefits of extending the role of the acute pain service on clinical outcomes after major elective surgery.

Oral direct factor Xa inhibition with edoxaban for thromboprophylaxis after elective total hip replacement. A randomised double-blind dose-response study.

The EasyTube and users' preferences: implications for prehospital medicine and research.

Presenting research risks and benefits to parents: does format matter?

The influence of mechanical bowel preparation in elective lower colorectal surgery.