Abstract The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) 2012
survey of meeting attendees showed that existing ASRA anticoagulation guidelines for …

Research to date indicates that the number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
patients affected by depression (ie, major, minor, dysthymia) approximates between 30 …

Interventional spine and pain procedures cover a far broader spectrum than those for
regional anesthesia, reflecting diverse targets and goals. When surveyed, interventional …

Background The first national recommendations on neuraxial anaesthesia and
antithrombotic drugs were published by the German Society for Anaesthesiology and …

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) remain life-threatening disorders, which are associated
with high morbidity and mortality. Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel has …

Objective: To perform a detailed qualitative review of existing literature on the association of
abnormal bleeding with the use of SSRIs. Data Sources: We conducted a PubMed search …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been reported to be potentially
associated with an increased risk of bleeding. A meta-analysis of observational studies was …

Among the antidepressants, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often
preferred to other classes of antidepressants in the treatment of depression in the elderly …

Background: The rapid progress of psychosomatic research in cardiology and also the
increasing impact of psychosocial issues in the clinical daily routine have prompted the …

Importance Single-site studies have described an association between use of selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and adverse outcomes of surgery. Multicenter studies …