Month: February 2020

Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
New device identifies high-quality blood donors

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Blood banks have long known about high-quality donors – individuals whose red blood cells stay viable for longer in storage and in the recipient’s body. Now a new device developed at UBC is showing promise as a method to identify these “super donors”, potentially helping more than 4.5 million patients who […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Virtual Reality in Pediatrics: Effects on Pain and Anxiety

AUTHORS: Eijlers, Robin MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1344-1353 BACKGROUND:  Medical procedures often evoke pain and anxiety in pediatric patients. Virtual reality (VR) is a relatively new intervention that can be used to provide distraction during, or to prepare patients for, medical procedures. This […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Cervical Spine Motion During Tracheal Intubation Using an Optiscope Versus the McGrath Videolaryngoscope in Patients With Simulated Cervical Immobilization

AUTHORS: Nam, Karam MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1666-1672 BACKGROUND:  In patients with an unstable cervical spine, maintenance of cervical immobilization during tracheal intubation is important. In McGrath videolaryngoscopic intubation, lifting of the blade to raise the epiglottis is needed to visualize the glottis, but […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Narcolepsy, Anesthesia, and Sedation: A Survey of the Perioperative Experience of Patients With Narcolepsy

AUTHORS: Hershner, Shelley MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1374-1380 BACKGROUND:  Patients with narcolepsy may be at increased perioperative risk due to the interactions among anesthesia, narcolepsy, and narcolepsy medications. This study sought to determine the perioperative experience of narcoleptic patients undergoing anesthesia or sedation, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Incentive-Based Game for Allaying Preoperative Anxiety in Children

AUTHORS: Chaurasia, Bijay MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1629-1634 BACKGROUND:  Induction of anesthesia can be distressing both for children and their parents. Nonpharmacological behavioral interventions can reduce the anxiety of children without significant adverse effects as seen with sedative medications. We hypothesized that the use […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Major Neurologic Complications Associated With Postdural Puncture Headache in Obstetrics

Authors: Guglielminotti, Jean MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1328-1336 BACKGROUND:  Increased risks of cerebral venous thrombosis or subdural hematoma, bacterial meningitis, persistent headache, and persistent low back pain are suggested in obstetric patients with postdural puncture headache (PDPH). Acute postpartum pain such as […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Objective Epidural Space Identification Using Continuous Real-Time Pressure Sensing Technology: A Randomized Controlled Comparison With Fluoroscopy and Traditional Loss of Resistance

Author: Gebhard, Ralf E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1319-1327 BACKGROUND:  Performance of epidural anesthesia and analgesia depends on successful identification of the epidural space (ES). While multiple investigations have described objective and alternative methodologies to identify the ES, traditional loss of resistance (LOR) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of Intermittent Intravenous Boluses of Phenylephrine and Norepinephrine to Prevent and Treat Spinal-Induced Hypotension in Cesarean Deliveries

Authors: Sharkey, Aidan M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1312-1318 BACKGROUND:  Phenylephrine (PE) is currently the vasopressor of choice to prevent and treat spinal-induced hypotension at cesarean delivery (CD). However, its use is often associated with reflex bradycardia. Norepinephrine (NE) has been put forward […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Culture-Negative and Culture-Positive Sepsis: A Comparison of Characteristics and Outcomes

Authors: Sigakis, Matthew J. G. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1300-1309 BACKGROUND:  The primary objective of this study was to compare the characteristics of culture-positive and culture-negative status in septic patients. We also determined whether culture status is associated with mortality and whether unique variables […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Awareness With Recall: A Descriptive, Survey-Based, Cohort Study

Authors: Bombardieri, Anna Maria MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1291-1297 BACKGROUND:  Unintended intraoperative awareness with recall (AWR) is a potential complication of general anesthesia. Patients typically report recollections of (1) hearing sounds or conversations, (2) being unable to breathe or move, (3), feeling […]

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