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Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Perioperative hypotension may be associated with postoperative delirium in critical care patients, according to a new study, underscoring the risks of low blood pressure in the perioperative setting. This retrospective analysis of more than 900 patients admitted directly to the surgical ICU from the OR showed that intraoperative hypotension was […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Letter to the Editor Todd Ebert, RPh Anesthesiology News published a commentary by John G. Brock-Utne, MD, PhD (2018;44[12]:5,7), which maintained that the blame for current drug shortages should go to group purchasing organizations (GPOs). That commentary elicited the following letter in support of GPOs. Ongoing prescription drug shortages continue to be a public health […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it. Bill Murphy Jr. Contributing Editor Inc.com Good morning, Perhaps you’re reading this with your phone in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, or while heading out from work to meet a colleague for coffee. If that’s the case, new research has some […]
Read MoreBy Joe Elia Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Physicians’ rates of ordering cancer screenings (and patients’ rates of completing them) fall dramatically as the day wears on, a JAMA Network Open study finds. Researchers examined the scheduled times of over 50,000 primary-care visits by patients who were due for breast or colorectal screening. The […]
Read MoreI thought this was very interesting so wanted to share. Author: Jackie Drees An unmanned aircraft system transported a donor kidney for the first time to Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center for a transplantation surgery. The drone flew 2.8 miles from a location in southwest Baltimore April 19 to deliver the donor organ, which came […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kenneth C. Cummings III et al PLOS ONE Jan 2019 Background Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer carries high morbidity and mortality, particularly in older patients. Transthoracic esophagectomy allows formal lymphadenectomy, but leads to greater perioperative morbidity and pain than transhiatal esophagectomy. Epidural analgesia may attenuate the stress response and be less immunosuppressive than opioids, potentially […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Grabitz, Stephanie D., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 8, 2019 BACKGROUND: Postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade continues to be a frequent occurrence with a reported incidence rate of up to 64%. However, the effect of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade on health care utilization remains unclear. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the effects […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Burk, Kyle M., MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 8, 2019 BACKGROUND: Supplemental oxygen is administered during procedural sedation to prevent hypoxemia. Continuous flow oxygen, the most widespread method, is generally adequate but distorts capnography. Pulsed flow oxygen is novel and ideally will not distort capnography. We have developed a prototype oxygen administration system designed […]
Read MoreAuthors: Go Wun Kim et al BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:4 Background Insertion under laryngoscopic guidance has been used to achieve ideal positioning of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA). However, to date, the efficacy of this technique has been evaluated only using fiberoptic evaluation, and the results have been conflicting. Other reliable tests to evaluate the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Katharina Mattishent et al British Journal of Anesthesia March 2019 Volume 122, Issue 3, Pages 311–324 Background Evidence-based guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) have recommended a high (80%) fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) to reduce surgical site infection in adult surgical patients undergoing general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation. However, there is ongoing debate […]
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