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AUTHORS: Turan, Alparslan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1468-1473 BACKGROUND: Pain after cardiac surgery is largely treated with opioids, but their poor safety profile makes nonopioid medications attractive as part of multimodal pathways. Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce acute postoperative pain, but the role of steroids in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Naveed Saleh MD, MS Anesthesiology News A study of opioid use by patients after discharge from cardiac surgery necessitating sternotomy has found that overall, about 60% of these patients did not require opioids and that a minority of the patients used the lion’s share of medications. “Rates of new, persistent use of opioids after […]
Read MoreBy Nick Lavars New Atlas An adjustable prosthetic heart valve developed at Boston Children’s Hospital could help reduce the need for risky open heart surgeries for children born with defects For some children born with congenital heart disease, prosthetic valves that maintain a healthy flow of blood are a harsh reality of their young lives. This […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tom Cassauwers OZY Irish surgeon Barry O’Reilly became the first doctor in the British Isles to use a robot to remove a uterus back in 2007. Hysterectomies traditionally require cutting the patient open, which means long recovery times, not to mention health risks. But with the robot, O’Reilly inserted instruments into small keyholes, which […]
Read MoreBy MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP People are more likely to buy things when prices end in 99 cents rather than rounded up to the next dollar, or cars with mileage under 1,000 instead of past that mark. Now researchers say something similar might be happening with age perception and heart surgery. A U.S. study out Wednesday finds that […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A pilot study has found that the concentration of volatile anesthetic gas can be accurately measured transcutaneously and in real time using a novel device worn on the wrist. Despite the device’s promising early results, the investigators recognized the need for more research, as it yielded wide variation between patients, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News The specter of potential litigation in health care is always present. Now, new research has shed light on the nature of litigation involving endotracheal intubation. The analysis of more than 200 cases concludes that although anesthesiologists are the most likely targets in such cases, taking the time to enter into […]
Read MoreBy Nicole Wetsman The Verge More and more older adults are using some form of marijuana, according to new survey data, and their doctors aren’t prepared to talk with them about it. The percentage of adults over the age of 65 who said they’d used some form of cannabis in the past year was 75 percent […]
Read MoreAuthor: Amit Akirov, MD Neurology Adviser The goal of the current study was to explore the association between procedural blood pressure parameters, including specific blood pressure thresholds, with functional outcome after EVT for AIS. High and low blood pressure measurements during endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are associated with poor functional outcomes, according to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Robert Dillard docwire New research suggests that people who grew up in the ‘Stroke Belt’ – eight states in the southeastern United States with elevated stroke rates (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) – have a greater risk of developing cognitive impairment later in life. The preliminary research will be […]
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