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Author: RK MD With the number of patients receiving permanent pacemakers (PPMs) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) increasing each year, we’ll see more of these devices in our respective clinical settings. With this post, I’ll try to simplify pacemaker nomenclature (ie, DDDR or AOO) and the implications of placing the magnet. All ICDs have a pacemaker function but […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Women who undergo a mastectomy with a paravertebral block and propofol have significantly lower rates of five-year mortality and cancer recurrence than their counterparts receiving volatile anesthetics, according to a new study. With these findings, the researchers urged their colleagues to consider using paravertebral blocks in these patients, even if […]
Read MoreI wanted to share with our readers because we all have mothers, wives, girlfriends or daughters. By Catharine Paddock Ph.D. Medical News Today Following evidence that estrogen and vitamin D work together to promote bone health, new research from China now suggests that they could also help to stave off metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women. High […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bon-Wook Koo et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 95 (2019) Background Insertion of a flexible laryngeal mask airway (LMA Flexible) is known to be more difficult than that of a conventional laryngeal mask airway. The 90° rotation technique can improve the success rate with a conventional laryngeal mask airway but its effect with the LMA Flexible […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Predicting ischemic stroke after surgery may have gotten easier, thanks to a team of researchers. In a recent study, their novel scoring system—the STRAS, or stroke after surgery score—accurately predicted the risk for this sometimes deadly adverse event in patients with and without a history of ischemic stroke. Of note, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tao, Bingdong MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 482-486 BACKGROUND: GlideScope video laryngoscope (GS) has been widely used to facilitate tracheal intubation in adults and pediatric patients because it can improve glottic view. Several investigations performed in pediatric patients have shown that GS provides […]
Read MoreAuthor: Yimer H, Woldie H Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 41 (6), 840-854 (Jun 2019) The number of Caesarean section (CS) procedures has increased dramatically both in developed and developing countries in recent decades. CS has been associated with chronic pain. A vicious impediment on quality of life may occur among women who experience […]
Read MoreAuthors: Szerlip M et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Jun 11 Bayliss G. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Jun 11 In a registry-based study, 1-year mortality with transcatheter aortic valve replacement was 37%, almost twofold higher than in patients without ESRD. In patients receiving surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR), the presence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Nociception monitors are becoming more popular, but do they work? According to the results of a Dutch study, the answer is yes, at least for one model. A team of researchers from Leiden University Medical Center, in the Netherlands, concluded that nociception-guided analgesia significantly reduced remifentanil consumption while optimizing hemodynamic […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Pediatric patients are certainly not immune to the ravages of the opioid epidemic. This reality should motivate medical professionals to examine their practice and prescribing patterns. However, a Maryland clinician reminded anesthesiologists they need to remember that providing pain relief is a vital part of their professional responsibilities. “When I […]
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