Perioperative Oral decontamination and ImmunoNuTrition (POINT) to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in elderly patients scheduled for elective non-cardiac surgeries: protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trialJiawen Yu, Lu Che, Qianmei Zhu, Lichi Xu, Ji Fu, Yuelun Zhang, Meizheng You, Xiaochun Zheng, Chaolei Liu, Lining Huang, Wen Wang, Lan Yao, Guoping Fan, Junping Chen, Jing ZhangSee the full list of authors
14 May 2025
The effect of passive leg raising on the cross-sectional area of the right internal jugular vein in obese patients undergoing surgery: a prospective observational studyShuyan Wang, Xiaoqiong Cao, Pei Zhu, Chenmin Sun, Lijun Cao, Dongliang Pei
14 May 2025
Apnoeic oxygenation during paediatric tracheal intubation: a study protocol for a single-centre, cluster randomised clinical trial (ApOx-Pedi-Trial)Davut Deniz Uzun, Benjamin P Zimmermann, Sebastian Knoeller, Marietta Kirchner, Stefan Mohr, Markus A Weigand, Aleksandar R Zivkovic, Felix C F Schmitt
2 May 2025
Effect of noise isolation on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing hip surgery: protocol for a randomised controlled trialChun Yang, Min-yuan Zhuang, Xian Chen, Xiao-feng Shui, Hui-ping Peng, Jing-hui Hu, Hong Liu, Fu-Hai Ji, Ke Peng
27 April 2025
Effects of S-ketamine on recovery quality in elderly patients with impaired intrinsic capacity after total knee arthroplasty: a single-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study protocolYuefang Liu, Yang Zhao, Lei Zhang, Jia Liu, Jirun Wang, Wei Feng, Peipei Shan, Shaoqi Tian, Changxin Jia, Youzhuang Zhu
25 April 2025
A Prospective double-blind, randomised controlled trial comparing angiotensin II to norepinephrine to reduce length of hospital stay in cardiac surgery patients (the PORTHOS study protocol)Tim G Coulson, Eldho Paul, Lachlan F Miles, David Pilcher, Silvana F Marasco, Daniel Frei, Rinaldo Bellomo
15 April 2025
Study protocol: diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in postoperative thoracic surgery using a smartwatch, an open-label randomised controlled study (THOFAWATCH trial)Pierre Huette, Christophe Beyls, Momar Diouf, Azrat Ibrahima, Guillaume Haye, Mathieu Guilbart, Thomas Lefebvre, Guillaume Bayart, Franck Lhotellier, Michael Radji, Katy-Anne Walczak, Matthieu Caboche, Florence De Dominicis, Olivier Georges, Pascal BernaSee the full list of authors
9 April 2025
Near-infrared spectroscopy to monitor cerebral and renal oxygen saturation during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery for paediatric congenital heart disease: study protocol for a prospective observational cohort trialZhengzheng Gao, Jianmin Zhang, Fang Wang, Lijing Li, Zhangke Guo, Xiaoxue Wang, Lei Hua
8 April 2025
‘Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation’ for prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing major surgery: a study protocol for a multicentre, participant-blinded and assessor-blinded, randomised, controlled trialJun Zhang, Qi-Hong Shen, Xinru Lin, Tieshuai Liu, Yunyun Yu, Yu Li, Keqin Song, Xin Yu, Gang Chen
5 April 2025
International consensus-based core outcome set for airway management clinical trials and observational studies: the Airway Terminology and Outcome Measures (ATOM) protocolJan Hansel, Alexander Fuchs, Gillian Radcliffe, Andreas Sotiriou, Kate Rivett, Vera Bohnenblust, Rosanna Grimes, Markus Fally, Robert Greif, Tim M Cook, Kariem El-Boghdadly, , on behalf of the Airway Terminology and Outcome Measures (ATOM) Group, Daniel Perin, David J BrewsterSee the full list of authors
3 April 2025