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Kurt Pfeifer

@kurtpfeifer

General Internist. Perioperativist. Med Education Enthusiast.

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Trends in comorbidities and complications among patients undergoing elective total hip and knee arthroplasty in the USA - Reisinger - 2025 - Anaesthesia - Wiley Online Library …-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

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Preoperative activation of the renin–angiotensin system and myocardial injury in noncardiac surgery: exploratory mechanistic analysis of the SPACE randomised controlled trial - British Journal of Anaesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

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Comprehensive review of periop studies with CCTA and CAC score. Coronary Computed Angiography and Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Stratification… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40278217/

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Perioperative dexmedetomidine for the prevention of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery: a systematic review, Bayesian meta-analysis, and Bayesian re-analysis of the DECADE trial - British Journal of Anaesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

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Disappointing results for periop pulm bundle - Perioperative lung expansion and pulmonary outcomes after open abdominal surgery versus usual care in the USA (PRIM… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40020692/

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From my Medical College of Wisconsin MCW Department of Surgery, Division of Research colleagues: Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Low-Molecular Weight Heparin as a Chemoprophylactic Agent in Stable Traumatic Brain Injury - The American Journal of Surgery americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…

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Another review in the same journal on ACEI/ARBs with the same findings - incr hypotension if continuing but no diff in MACE,AKI,death-I think we got the point Continuation vs Discontinuation of Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors Before Noncardiac Surgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40340163/

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Multimodal prehabilitation before lung resection surgery: a multicentre randomised controlled trial - British Journal of Anaesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

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Substudy of MET-REPAIR plus external validation at BIDMC showing incr risk of MACE with GFR<30 in pts sent from PACU to wards. Suggests incr awareness/monitoring. CKD is associated with major adverse events on the ward after noncardiac surgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40371540/

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Perioperative management of patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists: Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) multidisciplinary consensus statement - British Journal of Anaesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

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Causes of and risk factors for unplanned readmission in a large cohort of patients undergoing major surgery: a retrospective cohort study - Evans - 2025 - Anaesthesia - Wiley Online Library …-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

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Novel biological risk factors for 7‐day postoperative kidney injury in elective major non‐cardiac surgery: a retrospective observational study - Worrall - 2025 - Anaesthesia - Wiley Online Library …-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

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To reduce postop complications (not just quit rates) requires smoking cessation for >4 weeks using >1 intervention- and the longer, the better. Preoperative Smoking-Cessation Interventions to Prevent... : Anesthesia & Analgesia journals.lww.com/anesthesia-ana…

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The effect of multimodal prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in lung cancer surgery - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery jtcvs.org/article/S0022-…

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Afternoon surgery associated with higher mortality and composite complications. Impact of daily, weekly, and seasonal surgical timing on postoperative outcomes in high-risk patients undergoing el… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40424777/

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Long-Acting Factor XI Inhibition and Periprocedural Bleeding: An Analysis From AZALEA-TIMI 71 | JACC jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

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High FiO2 does not improve mortality, SSI or other outcomes but does INCREASE atelectasis. Perioperative oxygen therapy: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses - British Journal of Anaesthesia bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

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Multidisciplinary preop meetings result in 32% of pts NOT having surgery. Characteristics and outcome of preoperative multidisciplinary team discussions for high-risk noncardiac surgical patients in the Netherlands bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…