2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
1 Update on General Medicine
Chapter 15: Perioperative Management in Ocular Surgery
Highlights
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Idarucizumab has been approved for reversal of the direct oral anticoagulant thrombin inhibitor dabigatran during emergency surgery.
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Perioperative prophylaxis with β-blockers in noncardiac surgery decreases the risk of acute myocardial infarction but may increase 30-day mortality rates and stroke risk.
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Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially lethal complication of anesthesia. Increased awareness about this complication, as well as rapid intraoperative recognition and treatment with dantrolene, has decreased patient mortality to less than 5%. A 24-hour hotline is available for expert medical advice and evaluation.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 1 - Update on General Medicine. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.