Authors: O’Gara, Brian P. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 27, 2019 Background: Postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) are common after cardiac surgery and contribute to an increased risk of postoperative complications, longer length of stay, and increased hospital mortality. Cognitive training (CT) may be able to durably improve cognitive reserve […]

Radius Anesthesia blog Jan 2020 Nonoperating room anesthesia (NORA) refers to the administration of anesthesia or sedation outside the operating room (OR).1 The popularity of NORA is increasing, with proportions of NORA cases (out of all anesthesia cases) rising from 28.3 percent in 2010 to 35.9 percent in 2014.2 Common NORA procedures fall under radiology, gastrointestinal imaging […]

I wanted to share with our readers because I thought it is interesting and since we often treat patients after they experience an acute heart event. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Journal AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Too few people covered by Medicare participated in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or acute heart event or […]

Author: JACQUELYN CORLEY STAT At Mayo Clinic last year, a male patient groped a female doctor in the presence of several other staff members. She immediately notified hospital administrators using a new reporting system, and the patient was terminated from the physician’s practice within 48 hours. Before this reporting process was created in 2017, the […]

This is horrible so I wanted to share with our readers. Author: Maia Anderson – Becker’s Hosptial Review A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed Jan. 2 accusing Pfizer of hiding the fact that Zantac, which it made from 2000 to 2006, contains a carcinogen, according to the New York Law Journal. Pfizer never listed N-nitrosodimethylamine, or […]

Author: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News There does not appear to be a significant association between induction method and serious perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAEs) in a large cohort of overweight children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) following general anesthesia. The findings contradict previous studies that showed higher rates of PRAEs in children undergoing inhalation induction of […]

AUTHORS: Haydar, Bishr MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 27, 2019 BACKGROUND: Transporting patients under anesthesia care incurs numerous potential risks, especially for those with critical illness. The purpose of this study is to identify and report all pediatric anesthesia transport-associated adverse events from a preexisting database of perioperative adverse events. METHODS: An extract […]

AUTHORS: King, Michael R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 27, 2019  A Single-Center Study of 3189 Regional Anesthetics in 25,664 Surgeries BACKGROUND:  Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are well documented in the United States, although evidence of disparities in pediatric anesthesia is limited. We sought to determine whether there is an association […]

Amy A. Gelfand, MD, MAS reviewing Oskoui M et al. Neurology 2019 Sep 10 New guidelines highlight the current limits of evidence for migraine preventives in youth. Sponsoring Organization: American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Background and Objective The AAN has issued new clinical practice guidelines on migraine preventive treatment (i.e., headache frequency lowering) in children and adolescents, updated from their […]

Author: Kate O’Rourke Anesthesiology News Interested in social media but not sure how best to use the platforms? There’s a society for that. The recently launched Association for Healthcare Social Media (AHSM; ahsm.org) is the first professional society devoted to the use of social media by health care professionals, and the first 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created […]