Can open label placebos improve pain and gluten tolerance via open label placebos in fibromyalgia patients? A study protocol for a randomised clinical trial in an outpatient centreLena Paschke, Norma Dreyer, Margitta Worm, Regine Klinger
21 October 2023
Effect of oxycodone combined with ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block on postoperative analgesia in patients with lung cancer undergoing thoracoscopic surgery: protocol for a randomised controlled studyYujie Wang, Guanghan Wu, Zheng Liu, Xiumin Wei, Hai Feng, Jian Su, Pengcai Shi
16 October 2023
Predictive value of perioperative procalcitonin, C reactive protein and high-sensitivity C reactive protein for the risk of postoperative complications after non-cardiac surgery in elderly patients: a nested case–control studyYali Chen, Yi Zhao, Juan Liu, Yi Teng, Mengchan Ou, Xuechao Hao
13 October 2023
Ultrasound-guided anterior quadratus lumborum block at the L2 level for postsurgical analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynaecological surgery: a single-centre, randomised, double-blinded trial at a university-affiliated hospital in ChinaLvdan Huang, Yaoyao Cai, Lili Yang, Le Liu, Quanguang Wang, Kejian Shi
10 October 2023
Peri-Operative Wearables in Elder Recover after Surgery (POWERS) study: a protocol for a multicentre, prospective cohort study to evaluate perioperative activity with postoperative disability in older adults after non-cardiac surgeryKarim S Ladha, Justin Lu, Daniel I McIsaac, Janet M van Vlymen, Gerald Lebovic, Sahar Ehtesham, Janneth Pazmino-Canizares, Hance Clarke, Matteo Parotto, Gianni R Lorello, Duminda Nalaka Wijeysundera, , on behalf of the POWERS Investigators, Aftab Malik, Bethany SmethurstSee the full list of authors
28 September 2023
Perioperative sleep disorders in gynaecological daycase surgery patients and analysis of risk factors: protocol for a cross-sectional studyWensi Zhang, Teng Gao, Fanglin Liu, Haijing Zhang, Shaoheng Wang
26 September 2023
Influence of low-dose esketamine on postoperative depressive symptoms in patients with breast cancer (EASE): study protocol for a randomised controlled trialQingfeng Wei, Cen Chen, Jiajia Zhu, Bin Mei, Xuesheng Liu
25 September 2023
Effects of preoperative mildly elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure on the incidence of perioperative adverse events undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy: an observational cohort study protocolYu Fu, Jiameng Gao, Zhiyuan Zhang, Nan Zhang, Jing Yu, Chang Chen, Zongmei Wen
25 September 2023
Protocol for development and validation of a prediction model for post-induction hypotension in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort studyJing-Hui Hu, Ning Xu, Zhen Bian, Hai-Jing Shi, Fu-Hai Ji, Ke Peng
21 September 2023
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of tobacco-cessation interventions delivered perioperativelySuzanne R Harrogate, Jonathan David Barnes, Swati Gupta, Sarah Rudd, Trisha Banerjee, Kyla Thomas, Robert Hinchliffe, Ronelle Mouton
15 September 2023