Author: Melissa Repko KEY POINTS Walgreens plans to open 15 drive-thru testing locations across seven states, starting later this week. The sites will be in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas. The pharmacy chain said it worked with Department of Health and Human Services to select the locations based on where COVID-19 cases are […]
ABG Versus VBG
RK.md Arterial and venous blood gases (ABGs and VBGs, respectively) are routinely done in acute care settings to ascertain acid-base status, gas exchange, oxygen consumption, and electrolyte levels. In the OR and ICU settings, most of my patients have arterial lines from which ABGs can be drawn and interpreted. However, once these lines are removed, can […]
Intravenous Amisulpride Does Not Meaningfully Prolong the QTc Interval at Doses Effective for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
AUTHORS: Fox, Gabriel M. MB BChir etc Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are significant issues in surgical patients, and additional treatment options are needed. Dopaminergic antiemetics have been popular for their efficacy, but their use has been limited by safety concerns, especially the potential for torsade de pointes arising […]
PPE CONSIDERATIONS FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
Author: EdMariano.com Personal protective equipment (PPE) for personnel involved in advanced airway management in cases of known positive or suspected COVID-19 should not replace recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, the additional risk of exposure to healthcare personnel involved in advanced airway management for a disease with airborne transmission must be taken into […]
9 causes of foot pain while walking
The foot consists of many small bones that can cause significant pain when they become injured or misaligned, or when the protective cushioning around them deteriorates. Various issues can affect the foot, potentially resulting in pain that worsens with every step. In this article, we discuss some of the potential causes of foot pain when […]
Anesthesia Amazed They Haven’t Been Blamed for Any of This
I am trying to make our readers laugh in these difficult times. Author: Dr 99 Pandemic coronavirus, COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands infected. Sports suspended. Nations on lockdown. Social distancing. Markets crashing. And it’s only just begun. Yet somehow amidst all of this, Anesthesia is amazed they haven’t been blamed for any of this. “It was […]
The Good and Bad Sides of 2 ‘Old’ Drugs
Author: Gina Shaw Anesthesiology News Gabapentin and ketamine in the spotlight One is an anticonvulsant first approved in the 1990s to treat seizures that has been heavily promoted in recent years for dozens of off-label uses, in many cases leading to widespread abuse. The other is a five-decade staple of anesthesiology, battle-tested during the Vietnam […]
Practical Training of Anesthesia Clinicians in Electroencephalogram-Based Determination of Hypnotic Depth of General Anesthesia
AUTHORS: Bombardieri, Anna Maria MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 777-786 BACKGROUND: Electroencephalographic (EEG) brain monitoring during general anesthesia provides information on hypnotic depth. We hypothesized that anesthesia clinicians could be trained rapidly to recognize typical EEG waveforms occurring with volatile-based general anesthesia. METHODS: […]
Societies advise against ventilating multiple patients with a single ventilator, many children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic
By Denise Baez SOURCE: American Society of Anesthesiologists, The Lancet Infectious Diseases We cover placing multiple patients on a single ventilator and the clinical and epidemiological features of 36 children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Zhejiang, China. Sharing mechanical ventilators should not be attempted because it cannot be done safely with current equipment, according […]
COVID-19 Infects GI Tract, a Possible Route of Viral Transmission
Author: David Wild Anesthesiology News Researchers in China are warning that the virus causing the novel coronavirus infection COVID-19, which has affected over 115,000 people and killed more than 4,000 globally, can potentially be transmitted through feces. The reports, published online in Gastroenterology, found that more than 50% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have the virus […]