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This has nothing to do with anesthesia other than many of our hospitals are getting bought so I wanted to share with our readers. Author: Gene Emery Reuters Health Medicare quality-of-care data reveal that when a hospital is acquired by another hospital or hospital system, readmission and mortality rates are not affected but patient satisfaction […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Baetzel, Anne MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1118-1123 BACKGROUND: Unconscious racial bias in anesthesia care has been shown to exist. We hypothesized that black children may undergo inhalation induction less often, receive less support from child life, have fewer opportunities to have a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ariès, Philippe MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 991-996 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 […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Purcell-Jones et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1137-1143 BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether the implementation of an information video on spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery, narrated in a patient’s first language, reduces anxiety, increases satisfaction, and improves doctor–patient communication if there is a language barrier. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gaver, Renee S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1124-1129 BACKGROUND: Sugammadex, with its novel mechanism of action of encapsulation and noncompetitive binding of aminosteroid neuromuscular-blocking agents (rocuronium and vecuronium), may offer distinct advantage to pediatric patients where residual neuromuscular blockade may be poorly […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Görges, Matthias PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1093-1099 BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α2-adrenergic agonist, which is increasingly used in pediatric anesthesia and intensive care. Potential adverse effects that have not been rigorously evaluated in children include its effects on blood glucose and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Greene, Nathaniel H. MD, MHS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1061-1068 BACKGROUND: In adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, oral intubation is typically preferred over nasal intubation due to reduced risk of sinusitis and infection. In children, nasal intubation is more common and sometimes preferred […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Assel, Melissa J. MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1007-1013 BACKGROUND: In the short-stay surgery setting, where patients remain in hospital for a single overnight at most, it is unclear as to whether postoperative length of stay is a good surrogate for assessing rapidity […]
Read MoreThis has nothing to do with anesthesia however I wanted to share with our readers. By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS One in three U.S. high schoolers and one in eight middle schoolers currently use tobacco, according to new CDC data in MMWR. Among the other findings from the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lee, Lisa K. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1079-1086 BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in infants can cause a buildup of gastric contents. Orogastric tubes (OGTs) or nasogastric tubes (NGTs) are often placed in patients with pyloric stenosis before surgical management to prevent aspiration. […]
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