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Authors: Romain Niessen BMC Anesthesiology 201818:18 Background Elderly patients are at high risk for postoperative complications and increased mortality after hip fracture (HF) surgery due to frailty and co-morbidities. The prediction of postoperative outcome could be used for clinical decision making. A reliable score to predict postoperative mortality after HF surgery in this sub-population remains […]
Read MoreResearchers from New York have examined the role of the adductor canal block in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Their study “Adductor Canal Block Compared with Periarticular Bupivacaine Injection for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Trial” appears in the July 2018 edition of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. According to the study authors, “One […]
Read MoreFirst study to show benefit of a comprehensive ERAS pathway in spine and peripheral nerve surgery patients UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE A novel “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocol developed by Penn Medicine for patients undergoing spinal and peripheral nerve surgery significantly reduced opioid use. A new study published in the Journal of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Walder, Bernhard et al European Journal of Anaesthesiology (EJA): February 2019 – Volume 36 – Issue 2 – p 87–89 Postoperative pneumonia is a major postoperative adverse event and one of the frequent hospital-acquired infections.1 Postoperative pneumonia is associated with short-term mortality exceeding 10%, long-term decreased survival along with considerable clinical and economic costs. Prevention, early […]
Read MoreBy Cristin Flanagan Bloomberg Business Potential for abuse and strategies for containing any risks from an experimental depression treatment from Johnson & Johnson will be in focus at an Food and Drug Administration panel next week. J&J’s nasal spray, esketamine, a close cousin of the party drug ketamine, will be considered by an FDA advisory […]
Read MoreAuthors: Karim Bouattour, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 4 2019, Vol.130, 541-549. Editor’s Perspective:What We Already Know about This Topic: Whether sublingual microcirculation reflects systemic preload remains unknown What This Article Tells Us That Is New: Thirty-two preload dependent episodes were identified in 17 patients Episodes were accompanied by reduced arterial pressure and stroke volume, along […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this with our readers. Author: Madhukar Pai Scientific American Science holds the key for ending tuberculosis, but greater effort and sustained innovation are crucial Diseases that have plagued humanity since ancient times continue to hold billions of people back, and tuberculosis is one of the most significant among them. Today, there […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News The innovative Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU) at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) provided care to patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) that was similar to that of the Baltimore hospital’s traditional, specialty Neuro-Critical Care Unit (NCCU), according to a new study. The CCRU also enabled a more […]
Read MoreI wanted to share. Author: Adam Kahane Strategy + business blog Nov 20, 2018 Three years ago, my colleagues and I began an ambitious project to strengthen the rule of law in Mexico. To find ways to address this complex challenge, our local partners convened a group of senior leaders with radically different perspectives — […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patel BK et al. Chest 2018 Oct Bedside procedures were less painful when lidocaine was dripped on the skin before subcutaneous lidocaine injections. We commonly use lidocaine to numb the skin and soft tissue prior to performing bedside procedures, but its administration causes an uncomfortable burning sensation. Previous research has shown that nerve fibers transmit […]
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