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Authors: Koji Aso et al Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy December 2018 page 1-7 Purpose Multimodal analgesia has become an important concept in current pain management following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, controversy remains over what is the most accepted combination. In this study, the additional benefits of local infiltration of analgesia to femoral nerve […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ariès, Philippe, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 BACKGROUND: Wired electrocardiogram monitors are an important component of current perioperative monitoring. Wireless monitoring units could help reduce the number of cables attached to patients and thus improve anesthesia ergonomics and patient management. However, there is concern that electromagnetic interference generated by electrosurgical units may prevent […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Winterberg, Abby V., DNP et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 7, 2018 BACKGROUND: Anxiety and distress behaviors during anesthesia induction are associated with negative postoperative outcomes for pediatric patients. Documenting behavioral responses to induction is useful to evaluate induction quality at hospitals and to optimize future anesthetics for returning patients, but we lack a simple tool […]
Read MoreAuthor: SHARI COVINGTON KevinMD.com If you think you are the only one being threatened by the chief medical officer (CMO) and/or the medical executive committee (MEC) think again. If you’re thinking it is going to get better or that they have your best interests in mind, also think again. You are in an unfortunate and […]
Read MoreSource Anesthesiology News Author: John G. Brock-Utne, MD, PhD Professor of Anesthesiology (Emeritus) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, California How could drug shortages happen in a free enterprise country like the United States? Actually, it’s pretty simple: There is a kickback system approved by Congress that has undermined competition and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Stubbs, Daniel J., BMBCh et al MBBS*; Romero-Ortuno, Roman, PhD,†; Biram, Richard, MBBS†; Menon, David K., FMedSci,*; Ercole, Ari, PhD* Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 30, 2018 BACKGROUND: Electronic health records are being adopted due to numerous potential benefits. This requires the development of objective metrics to characterize morbidity, comparable to studies performed in centers without an electronic […]
Read MoreAuthors: Habib AS et al Anesthesiology. 2019 Feb;130(2):203-212. WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS TOPIC: Although antiemetics are commonly used to prevent postoperative nausea or vomiting, the failure rate is appreciable and there is little evidence to guide best therapy for rescue treatment after failed prophylaxis WHAT THIS ARTICLE TELLS US THAT IS NEW: Ten milligrams of […]
Read MoreBy LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Doctors can safely transplant hepatitis C-infected lungs and hearts into people desperate for a new organ, say researchers who may have found a way to protect those patients from getting the risky virus. The experiment, reported Wednesday, is the latest attempt to put a dent in the nation’s long transplant […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Oh, Tak Kyu, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 7, 2018 BACKGROUND: Postoperative hyperchloremia is known to be related to increases in mortality and morbidity after surgery. However, the relationship between preoperative hyperchloremia and hypochloremia and postoperative mortality and morbidity is not well established. Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between preoperative hyperchloremia or […]
Read MoreThis is a long read but have we in anesthesia ever lived through this disaster. By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry Fortune MARCH 18, 2019 The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the system is an unholy mess. Inside a […]
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