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Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 1 – p 127–139 Authors: Mark, Lynette J. MD et al BACKGROUND: Difficult airway cases can quickly become emergencies, increasing the risk of life-threatening complications or death. Emergency airway management outside the operating room is particularly challenging. METHODS: We developed a quality improvement program—the Difficult […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 1 – p 117–123 Authors: Berroa, Felicia MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: The incidence of perioperative hypersensitivity reactions, which can be life-threatening, ranges from 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 1361. These reactions are usually classified as IgE or non-IgE mediated. The aim of this […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 1 – p 110–116 Authors: Visnjevac, Ognjen MD et al BACKGROUND: The functional capacity to perform the activities of daily living is identified as an independent predictor of perioperative mortality but is not formally incorporated in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification. Our primary […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 1 – p 90–96 Authors: Borrat, Xavier MD et al BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify optimal target propofol and remifentanil concentrations to avoid a gag reflex in response to insertion of an upper gastrointestinal endoscope. METHODS: Patients presenting for endoscopy received […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: June 2015 Authors: Kpéa, Laure RM, MPH et al BACKGROUND: The rate of neuraxial analgesia during labor in France is one of the highest among high-income countries: 77% of vaginal deliveries in 2010. In this context, the question of how women’s preferences for delivering without neuraxial analgesia relate to actual use is […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 556–569 Authors: Law, Lawrence Siu-Chun MD et al BACKGROUND: Paravertebral block (PVB) is a safe and effective anesthetic technique for thoracotomy and mastectomy. However, no systematic review or meta-analysis has focused on PVB for inguinal herniorrhaphy. Our study compares PVB with general […]
Read MoreJ Rheumatol. 2015 Jul;42(7):1237-44. Authors: Arnold LM1 et al OBJECTIVE: To assess pregabalin efficacy and safety in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) with comorbid depression taking concurrent antidepressant medication. METHODS: This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, 2-period, 2-way crossover study was composed of two 6-week treatment periods separated by a 2-week taper/washout phase. Patients with FM (aged ≥ […]
Read MoreGynecol Oncol. 2015 Jun 6. pii: S0090-8258(15)30029-9 Authors: Hutchins J et al INTRODUCTION: Optimal pain control after major surgery contributes to a patient’s recovery and satisfaction. The use of liposomal bupivacaine in subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for postoperative pain control after robot assisted abdominal surgery has yet to be studied. METHODS: We conducted a prospective […]
Read MoreA Comparison Study Authors: Naomi Ono et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(44) Background Abdominal aortic replacement requires an extensive incision and strict blood pressure control, making rapid extubation of the tracheal tube and pain management difficult. The effects of extubation timing on the postoperative course and medical costs in the intensive care unit (ICU) were analyzed. Methods Patients who […]
Read MoreChildren who underwent surgery with general anesthesia before 4 years of age later scored lower on tests for listening comprehension and performance IQ than children who did not undergo anesthesia, a study published in June’s Pediatrics has revealed. Although the researchers failed to find the kind of measurable neuronal deletion seen in animal studies of anesthesia use […]
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