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Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News While numerous methods have been used to decrease red blood cell transfusions, a technique employed by military surgeons on the battlefield may be the most effective one, according to a retrospective study of cardiac surgery patients. Intraoperative autologous donation (IAD), the reinfusion of a patient’s own blood recovered during surgery, […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Source: Becker’s Hospital Review Physicians and other clinicians are called upon to help passengers during in-flight medical emergencies, but airlines often prefer the guidance of on-the-ground consultants in order to avoid diversions, according to Bloomberg. A medical emergency occurs once every 604 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Catharine Paddock PhD Medical News Today New research offers fresh insights into how a type of immune cell can destabilize the fatty deposits, or plaques, that form in arteries during atherosclerosis. Healthy arteries keep the heart healthy. A new study may help prevent atherosclerosis — a disease that affects our blood vessels. Atherosclerosis is a […]
Read MoreI wanted to share with our readers. Author: Tim Newman Medical News Today A new study has concluded that living alone is linked to common mental disorders. The authors have also identified the main driver of this worrying relationship. Researchers examined the links between mental health and living alone. Some common mental disorders (CMDs) include […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gavin M. Hamilton etc Canadian Journal of Anesthesia January 2019, Volume 66, Issue 1, pp 63–74 Purpose Regional anesthesia may have immediate postoperative advantages compared with general anesthesia, but its impact on post-discharge outcomes is poorly described. Our objective was to measure the association between regional anesthesia and outcomes after ambulatory shoulder surgery. Methods We conducted a historical […]
Read MoreAuthor: Monica Beyer Medical News Today A stressful work environment coupled with a lack of sleep can result in a threefold-higher risk of cardiovascular death in people with hypertension. Having both a stressful job and difficulty sleeping may dramatically increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular death. Recent research looked at how stress and insomnia affected the health of employees […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Very early postoperative desaturation after extubation may have a more profound effect on outcomes than commonly believed. According to a data analysis of more than 70,000 patients, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital concluded that the phenomenon is associated with a host of adverse postoperative events, including higher cost of care, […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Frost #345 Written by: Alexandra Cesare Case Presentation A 25-year-old patient, gravida 3 para 2, at 38 weeks’ gestation, with a body mass index of 36 kg/m2, presented for elective repeat cesarean delivery (CD). She developed severe pruritus after her 2 previous CDs performed under spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine (10 mg), preservative-free morphine […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Obstructive sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for difficult and failed intubation, a meta-analysis has concluded, and now there are odds ratios to prove it. As researchers from the United States and Canada noted, although the general risk for difficult and failed intubation is very low, it can nevertheless […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News For years, the Clock-Drawing Test has been used to measure cognitive impairment. Now, a study by a team of Florida researchers has compared three different methods for scoring this test, concluding that although all three ways effectively identify cognitive impairment, they differ markedly in administration time as well as time […]
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