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Author: Mathieu Rees MedicalNewsToday Although there is anecdotal evidence that sexual activity could help to alleviate headaches in some people, there is very little scientific evidence to support the idea. Indeed, some evidence suggests that having sex may cause headaches in a small number of people, and may worsen existing headaches in some others. This […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2022, Vol. 86, 3. The following capnogram is MOST likely associated with which of the following? □ (A) Faulty inspiratory valve □ (B) Partially obstructed endotracheal tube □ (C) Leak in sampling line The time capnogram (Figure 1) can provide evidence of certain disease states and equipment issues. A faulty inspiratory valve makes […]
Read MoreElliott S. Greene, MD Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Introduction In U.S. acute care hospitals, 3.2% of patients develop one or more health care-associated infections (HAIs) resulting in increased patient morbidity, mortality, duration of hospitalization, and health care costs.1 Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are the most common etiology of HAI and these can occur with central as […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Dean, Jon G. PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 BACKGROUND: Cholinergic stimulation of prefrontal cortex (PFC) can reverse anesthesia. Conversely, inactivation of PFC can delay emergence from anesthesia. PFC receives cholinergic projections from basal forebrain, which contains wake-promoting neurons. However, the role of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in arousal from the anesthetized state […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jesús A. Cabrera, MD, PhD Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation In Response to: Thermal Injury After Use of a Convective Warming System In Response: Thank you for engaging with Smiths Medical regarding our Level 1® Equator® Convective Warming Device and Level 1 Snuggle Warm® Convective Warming Blanket. We received the report of two patients who experienced […]
Read MoreAuthors: Luke S. Janik, MD; Ryan Lewandowski, SRNA Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation SUMMARY:We present two cases of thermal injuries resulting from use of a convection warming system. In both cases, the “Over Temperature” audible and visual alarms did not activate. In one of the cases, the air manifold piece was inadvertently missing. We ask the […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Lingyi Li et al Arthritis Res Ther. 2022 Apr 11; 24(1): 85 BACKGROUND The use of tramadol among osteoarthritis (OA) patients has been increasing rapidly around the world, but population-based studies on its safety profile among OA patients are scarce. We sought to determine if tramadol use in OA patients is […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Goeddel, Lee A. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after major noncardiac surgery is commonly attributed to cardiovascular dysfunction. Identifying novel associations between preoperative cardiovascular markers and kidney injury may guide risk stratification and perioperative intervention. Increased left ventricular relative wall thickness (RWT), routinely measured on echocardiography, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lauren Berkow, MD, FASA; Arthur Kanowitz, MD, FACEP SUMMARY:In most cases, extubation is a planned, intentional, and controlled procedure, that occurs in the operating room, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and the emergency department. Unplanned extubation (UE) is any extubation that is not planned, intentional, and controlled. This complication can occur in the ICU […]
Read MoreAuthors: Monica Hoagland, MD et al Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Foreign body ingestions are common events among pediatric patients. Button battery ingestions are particularly dangerous. Although the incidence of button battery ingestions has not changed over the last 30 years,1 the rates of emergency department visits, major morbidity, and mortality have risen dramatically since the introduction […]
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