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AUTHORS: Misra, Satyajeet MD, DNB, PDCC, TOE (EACVI) Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 332-344, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Shivering is common following anesthesia and surgery. Corticosteroids (steroids) have been tried to reduce the risk of shivering, but the evidence in favor of their use is uncertain. The primary objective of this review was to evaluate the effect of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Siddiqui, Shahla MBBS, MS, FCC et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 375-382, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Increased burnout and decreased professional fulfillment among intensive care physicians is partly due to intensive care unit (ICU) workload. Although the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic increased ICU workload, it also may have increased feelings of personal fulfillment due to positive public […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Capdevila, Xavier MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 322-331, August 2023. BACKGROUND: The management of perioperative iron deficiency is a component of the concept of patient blood management. The objective of this study was to update French data on the prevalence of iron deficiency in patients scheduled for major surgery. METHODS: The CARENFER […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yan, Huan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 399-408, August 2023. BACKGROUND: The effectiveness and safety of opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) regimens in distinct types of surgeries remain controversial. In this study, we investigated whether OFA could reduce the occurrence of chronic postoperative pain in patients receiving video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). METHODS: We conducted a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kato, Meredith A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 383-391, August 2023. BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative (PEACOC) is a research network to advance the care of children during the pandemic. Here we calculate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among children undergoing anesthesia, look at prevalence in the population data from […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Epstein, Richard H. MD, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 306-312, August 2023. BACKGROUND: In a recent study, rapid response team implementation at 1 hospital was associated with only a 0.1% reduction in inpatient mortality from 2005 to 2018, characterized in the accompanying editorial as a “tepid” improvement. The editorialist postulated that an increase […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Uffman, Joshua C. MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(4):p 882-886, October 2023. BACKGROUND: The number of adolescents and adults identifying as trans or gender-diverse is increasing. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and “other” (LGBTQ+) population is recognized as a marginalized health care population. This retrospective study sought to investigate demographic trends in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patrick Guffey MD, MHA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 38 Issue 1 INTRODUCTION TO ANESTHESIA INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM (AIRS) The Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) was created specifically to detect rare and novel adverse events that occur in national health care systems in the perioperative period. Events may encompass equipment malfunctions, medication errors, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fuller, Skylar L. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia July 14, 2023. BACKGROUND: Global medical education is gradually moving toward more comprehensive implementations of a competency-based education (CBE) model. Elimination of standard time-based training and adoption of time-variable training (competency-based time-variable training [CB-TVT]) is one of the final stages of implementation of CBE. While […]
Read MoreAuthors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, MSBA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 38 Issue 1 A CASE VIGNETTE After hearing the overhead page for emergency anesthesia help, an anesthesia professional rushed to the operating room with an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) case in progress. On arrival, she noted an asleep patient […]
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