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Depression and postoperative complications: an overview

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Depression is a frequent cause of morbidity in surgery patients suffering from a wide range of conditions and counseling interventions may be useful in ameliorating depression, but should be subject to clinical trials.
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The interaction of depression and anesthesia and surgery may result in significant increases in morbidity and mortality of patients. Major depressive disorder is a frequent complication of surgery, which may lead to further morbidity and mortality.

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Postoperative pain management in the postanesthesia care unit: an update

TL;DR: Current evidence suggests that regional analgesic techniques are effective in the reduction of pain and stay in the PACU, and perineural techniques and infiltrative techniques have played a more important role for their effectiveness and safety.
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Perioperative depression or anxiety and postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: In the association of depression with late mortality, there was no evidence of significant publication bias and meta-regression indicated that the effects of depression are not modulated by the duration of follow-up.
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Prospective Evaluation of Utilization Patterns and Prescribing Guidelines of Opioid Consumption Following Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery

TL;DR: Patients who underwent orthopedic foot and ankle procedures were overprescribed narcotic medication by nearly twice the amount that was actually consumed, suggesting that there remains a substantial degree of unexplained variance of opioid consumption observed in the patient population.
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Preoperative Depression Is Negatively Associated With Function and Predicts Poorer Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement

TL;DR: Most patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for FAI have minimal depressive symptoms with the overall prevalence higher than the general population, and patients with minimal or mild depressive symptoms have statistically and clinically better preoperative and postoperative patient-reported outcomes.
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Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmission After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Analysis of 514 455 Procedures in the UK National Health Service.

TL;DR: Clinicians and policy makers should consider these alternative readmission metrics in strategies for risk reduction and cost savings as well as patient-related predictors of all-cause, surgical, and RTT readmission after THA differ and which predictors are most significant.
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The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure.

TL;DR: In addition to making criteria-based diagnoses of depressive disorders, the PHQ-9 is also a reliable and valid measure of depression severity, which makes it a useful clinical and research tool.
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Persistent postsurgical pain: risk factors and prevention

TL;DR: Strategies for identification of patients at risk and for prevention and possible treatment of this important entity of chronic pain are outlined.
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