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Author: Charles J. Coté, M.D. Anesthesiology April 2023, Vol. 138, 436–440. A Single-blind Study of Pulse Oximetry in Children. By CJ Coté, EA Goldstein, MA Cote, DC Hoaglin, and JF Ryan. Anesthesiology 1988; 68:184–8.Oxygen saturation determined by pulse oximetry was monitored in 152 pediatric surgical patients divided into two groups. In one group, the oximeter […]
Read MoreAuthors: Aria Shafai, MD; Vahe S. Tateosian, MD ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 35. Five billion people around the word lack access to safe surgical care (International Journal of Surgery Open 2021;28:202:63-9). Approximately $4 billion is spent annually on medical mission trips to provide medical services to countries in need (Global Health 2016;12:45). Despite this, a […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kai Kuck, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023, Vol. 138, 462–476. Background There is insufficient prospective evidence regarding the relationship between surgical experience and prolonged opioid use and pain. The authors investigated the association of patient characteristics, surgical procedure, and perioperative anesthetic course with postoperative opioid consumption and pain 3 months postsurgery. The authors hypothesized […]
Read MoreAuthors: Maheshwari, Kamal MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 637-645, April 2023. Abstract The anesthesiologist’s role has expanded beyond the operating room, and anesthesiologist-led care teams can deliver coordinated care that spans the entire surgical experience, from preoperative optimization to long-term recovery of surgical patients. This expanded role can help reduce postoperative morbidity and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sheila R. Barnett, MBBS, BSc, FASA et al ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 19–22. Health equity has been elusive in the field of medicine for centuries. We are all aware of the impact of the social determinants on health equity (see other articles in this Monitor supplement). These social determinants of health are based on the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heidi Splete Practical Pain Management March 2023 Geriatric patients with frailty and cognitive impairment showed clinically meaningful improvement in pain after attending specialized pain clinics for older adults. Visits to pain clinics specifically designed for older adults were associated with improvements in pain and pain interference, based on data from 67 pain service centers […]
Read MoreAuthors: Nicola Disma et al Pediatric Anesthesia Volume 33 Issue 2 March 2023 Pages 236-242 Introduction Dexmedetomidine is the sedative agent administered in combination with remifentanil and low dose of sevoflurane in the interventional arm of the ongoing TREX trial (Trial Remifentanil DExmedetomidine). The TREX pilot study (published in Paediatr Anaesth 2019;29:59–67) established infusion rates higher than […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gottumukkala, Vijaya MBBS, MD FRCA* Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 628-635, April 2023. With changing global demographics and evolving epidemiological trends, the burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries is increasing at a rapid pace making integration of surgery and anesthesia care—as perioperative care—critical to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) […]
Read MoreAuthors: Habib Md Reazaul Karim, M.D., D.N.B., I.D.C.C.M., F.N.I.V. et al Anesthesiology May 2023, Vol. 138, 566–567. To the Editor: While the ability of high-flow nasal cannula to achieve apneic oxygenation is well established, the ability to remove carbon dioxide is less clear. The recent investigation by Riva and colleagues on the issue, in which […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christian S. Guay, MD International Anesthesia Research Society The Daily Dose April 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light many deficiencies in our medical systems, notably how we manage the body’s liquid organ: blood. In this update from the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM), “Patient Blood Management is a New Standard […]
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