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An analysis by Research and Markets said the global anesthesia drugs market is poised for significant growth in the next four years. Here’s what you should know: 1. Market analysts believe the market was worth $11.17 billion in 2015. They believe the market’s value will blossom to $13.20 billion by 2020. Analysts anticipate the market […]
Read MoreLeo Leyva, 26, discusses life after he was paralyzed in 2009 from a gunshot wound in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune) Jennifer Smith Richards, Annie Sweeney and Jason Meisner Contact Reporters Chicago Tribune The charges started racking up the moment Annette Johnson arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to her […]
Read MoreAuthors: Allison J. Lee, M.D. et Anesthesiology 8 2017, Vol.127, 241-249 Background: Current recommendations for women undergoing cesarean delivery include 15° left tilt for uterine displacement to prevent aortocaval compression, although this degree of tilt is practically never achieved. We hypothesized that under contemporary clinical practice, including a crystalloid coload and phenylephrine infusion targeted at […]
Read MoreA Perioperative Systems Improvement program, put into place to review and respond to medication errors, has resulted in significant improvements at Boston Children’s Hospital. In an effort to decrease adverse medical events caused by drug administration errors, researchers there conducted a retrospective analysis of errors made from 2008 through 2016. Information was obtained from mandatory […]
Read MoreBy Maureen F. Cooney, DNP, FNP-BC, Pain Management Nurse Practitioner, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y. For patients preparing for surgery, their biggest worry often has nothing to do with typically noted complications. What patients fear most is pain.1 And for good reason: More than 80% of surgical patients report acute postoperative pain,2 yet less than […]
Read MorePediatric patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia appear to have an increased likelihood of complications following pulmonary rehabilitation surgery, according to a retrospective review. The findings, presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia/American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (abstract CA1-36), come from an analysis […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ayebale, Emmanuel Timarwa MBChB, MMED et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 533–539 BACKGROUND: Crystalloids are used routinely for perioperative fluid management in cesarean delivery. Few studies have determined the crystalloid of choice in obstetric anesthesia. We compared the effects of Ringer’s lactate (RL) versus 0.9% […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: García-de-la-Asunción, José MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 499–506 BACKGROUND: During lobectomy in patients with lung cancer, the operated lung is often collapsed and hypoperfused. Ischemia/reperfusion injury may then occur when the lung is re-expanded. We hypothesized that remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) would […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Patel, Eshan U. MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 3 – p 967–974 BACKGROUND: Hospital-wide massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) primarily designed for trauma patients may lead to excess blood products being prepared for nontrauma patients. This study characterized blood product utilization among distinct trauma and nontrauma MTPs at a […]
Read MoreAuthors: Walsh SL et al., JAMA Psychiatry 2017 Jun 22; An investigational depot form of the medication has positive early results. The opioid receptor partial agonist buprenorphine, as sublingual monotherapy or in combination with the opioid antagonist naloxone (Suboxone), attenuates narcotic withdrawal and craving and blocks euphoria from concurrent narcotics. Still, buprenorphine is itself subject to misuse […]
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