Effect of driving pressure-guided individualised positive end-expiratory pressure on postoperative atelectasis in patients with morbid obesity: study protocol of a randomised controlled trialYawen Ren, Yong T Sun, Peipei Zhang, Lina Chen, Peng Liu, Zheng Zhou, Yuelan Wang
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Effect of esketamine on postoperative sleep disturbance in patients undergoing spinal surgery: a study protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trialMinyu Jian, Yiwei Chen, Shuo Wang, Yang Zhou, Haiyang Liu, Fa Liang, Ruquan Han, Huiwen Wang
4 March 2025
Effect of electroacupuncture on the incidence of acute stroke after embolisation of intracranial aneurysm: study protocol for a single-centre, double-blinded, randomised controlled trialZi-Jian Zhao, Hang Wang, Qian Ye, Zhen-Feng Zhang, Shi-Yang Dong, Yi-Fan Xu, Jing-Jin Li, Min Yu, Feng Feng
3 March 2025
Comparison of remimazolam-based and propofol-based general anaesthesia on postoperative quality of recovery in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: protocol for a prospective, randomised, parallel-group, non-inferiority trialDong-jiao An, Jing Wang, Chuning Ren, Yanjun Zhao, Changwei Wei, Anshi Wu
26 February 2025
Little Journey: a phase III randomised controlled trial of a psychological preparation and education smartphone application for management of paediatric perioperative anxiety compared with standard care in children undergoing ambulatory surgery – study protocolChristopher Evans, Georgia Bercades, Gareth Ambler, Matthew Wilson, Chris Brew-Graves, Cinzia Baldini, Nazma Begum-Ali, Norman R Williams, Mark Emberton, Matthew Fenton, Daisy Fancourt, Mohini Samani, Monty Mythen, Suneetha Ramani Moonesinghe
26 February 2025
Effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on postoperative delirium in older patients with hip fracture: protocol for a randomised controlled trialHongyan Zhou, Ailin Song, Hui Zhang, Liang Zhang
20 February 2025
Opioid-free versus opioid-based anaesthesia for free-flap reconstruction surgery of the breast: protocol for a phase III, multicentre, randomised controlled studyMary Saad-Boutry, Matthieu Carton, Cyrine Ezzili, Alexia Savignoni
17 February 2025
Prediction of postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing laparoscopic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma resection: protocol for an ambispective cohort studyLing Lan, Ye Ma, Yifei Zhao, Yaohan Li, Yi Zhang, Le Shen, Yuelun Zhang, Yuguang Huang
7 February 2025
Multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial comparing intermittent cefoxitin administration versus loading bolus followed by continuous infusion for the prevention of surgical site infection in colorectal surgery: the PROPHYLOXITIN study protocolQuentin Saint-Genis, Julien Birckener, Vincent Gourdou, Claire Nicolle, Marc Garnier, Victor Schwindenhammer, Cécile Hannezo, Christophe Aveline, Raphaël Cinotti, Benjamin Puisney, Matthias Garot, Stéphanie Chevalier, Jean-Sébastien Aubert, Maxime Wodey, Sigismond LasockiSee the full list of authors
28 January 2025
Effect of propofol and ciprofol in patients undergoing bronchoscopy: protocol for a double-blind, randomised controlled trialJinxuan Tang, Fang Chen, Jiayu Huang, Dongliang Li, Cheng Li
22 January 2025