Lidocaine is an amide local anaesthetic initially used intravenously as an antiarrhythmic
agent. At some point it was proposed that intravenous lidocaine (IVL) had an analgesic …

Importance Sedative premedication is widely administered before surgery, but little clinical
evidence supports its use. Objective To assess the efficacy of sedative premedication on …

Objectives The world is currently facing an unprecedented healthcare crisis caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of these guidelines is to produce a framework to …

Materials and Methods EVAN-LR is a self-reported questionnaire comprising 19 items,
structured in a global index and five nonweighted dimensions, each addressing several …

Background Most patients are anxious before surgery. The level of preoperative anxiety
depends on several factors and merits an objective evaluation. The Amsterdam …

Abstract Objective The French Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
[Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation (SFAR)] aimed at providing guidelines …

883–891. 2. Dentali F, Riva N, Crowther M, et al. Efficacy and safety of the novel oral
anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature …

Introduction Hypnosis has been reported to decrease pain and anxiety in surgical context,
but data studying its impact on patient experience using a validated scale are scarce. In the …

Background Patients have about seven medical consultations a year. Despite the
importance of medical interviews in the healthcare process, there is no generic instrument to …

Background The optimal approach to improving patient experience and analgesia after
ambulatory orthopaedic surgery remains unclear. Methods This multicentre, randomised …