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AUTHOR: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Continuous noninvasive blood pressure monitoring helps limit hypotension during noncardiac surgery. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic concluded that a novel device halved the amount of hypotension below a mean arterial pressure (MAP) threshold of 65 mm Hg. “There is increasing evidence that low blood pressure during noncardiac surgery is associated with serious […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Nearly 12% of pregnant women report consuming alcohol in the past 30 days, according to an analysis of data from the 2015–2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System published in MMWR. Among the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Chiaghana, Chukwudi, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 2 – p 296–301 BACKGROUND: In the 1990s, emergency medicine (EM) physicians were responsible for intubating about half of the patients requiring airway management in emergency rooms. Since then, no studies have characterized the airway management responsibilities in the emergency […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lane L.FrasierMD MS et al Journal of Surgical Research Volume 235 March 2019 Pages 395-403 Background Poor communication is implicated in many adverse events in the operating room (OR); however, many hospitals’ scheduling practices permit unfamiliar operative teams. The relationship between unfamiliarity, team communication and effectiveness of communication is poorly understood. We sought to evaluate […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Muhly, Wallis T., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 2 – p 315–327 BACKGROUND: There are few comparative data on the analgesic options used to manage patients undergoing minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE). The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network was established to investigate outcomes for […]
Read MoreSource: Shots news from NPR For most of his career, Dr. Stephen Trzeciak was not a big believer in the “touchy-feely” side of medicine. As a specialist in intensive care and chief of medicine at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, N.J., Trzeciak felt most at home in the hard sciences. Then his new boss, Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bicket, Mark C., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 2 – p 358–364 BACKGROUND: Many patients receive prescription opioids at hospital discharge after surgery, yet little is known regarding how often these opioids go unused. We estimated the prevalence of unused opioids, use of nonopioid analgesics, and storage […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Han, Yuan, MD, PhD Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 2 – p 349–357 BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) requires complicated neuropsychological testing and is often delayed. Possible biomarkers for early detection or prediction are essential for the prevention and treatment of POCD. Preoperative screening of salivary cortisol […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Cho, Brian C., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 2 – p 342–348 BACKGROUND: Restrictive transfusion strategies supported by large randomized trials are resulting in decreased blood utilization in cardiac surgery. What remains to be determined, however, is the impact of lower discharge hemoglobin (Hb) levels on readmission […]
Read MoreI wanted to share due to the high incidence of peanut allergy. By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Peanut oral immunotherapy is associated with increased risk for anaphylaxis, according to a meta-analysis in the Lancet. Researchers examined 12 trials in which over 1000 patients with peanut allergy were randomized […]
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