AUTHORS: Aichholz, Pudkrong K. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 07, 2022 BACKGROUND: Incorporation of massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) into acute major trauma care has reduced hemorrhagic mortality, but the threshold and timing of platelet transfusion in MTP are controversial. This study aimed to describe early (first 4 hours) platelet transfusion practice in a setting […]
Read MoreThis is important to anesthesia since we often make pts unconscious. NEJM Journal Watch Anthony L. Komaroff, MD, reviewing Douaud G et al. Nature 2022 Apr 28 Gollub RL. Nature 2022 Apr 28 MRI scans from before and after COVID-19 diagnosis show adverse brain changes. Brain imaging studies in people with COVID-19 typically have been small, cases have not been […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Joshua A Stramiello et al Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Apr 26 OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of local anesthetic injection on subjective pain scores for pediatric tonsillectomies on postoperative days (PODs) 0 and 1. DATA SOURCES A comprehensive literature search was conducted with the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. REVIEW […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alexander Bautista, MD, MBA, FASA et al ASA Monitor June 2022, Vol. 86, 20–21. Ambulatory surgery is becoming increasingly popular, with the majority of surgeries now being performed on an outpatient basis. In 2018, there were over 19 million outpatient surgeries performed, and the volume of ambulatory surgery continues to grow each year (asamonitor.pub/3wsL8kF). The […]
Read MoreAuthors: Brent T. Boettcher, DO; Archer Kilbourne Martin, MD ASA Monitor June 2022, Vol. 86, 16. Lung transplantation is the primary surgical treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease (ESLD). A total of 2,524 lung transplants were performed in the United States in 2021, which represents an increase of 40% during the past 10 years, including 214 […]
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