AUTHORS: Nasr, Viviane G. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 357-368 BACKGROUND: The association between race and perioperative outcomes has been evaluated in adult cardiac surgical and in healthy pediatric patients but has not been evaluated in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) presenting for noncardiac […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rstNews Summary Negotiating an anesthesia services agreement involves a nuanced approach and an appreciation of the role that all the important parties play. To be successful in such a negotiation, anesthesia groups should consider the recommendations discussed in today’s alert. Anesthesia Negotiation: Who Are the Players? It used to be that when […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tyagi, Asha MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 303-311 Abstract BACKGROUND: Oxytocin administration during cesarean delivery is the first-line therapy for the prevention of uterine atony. Patients with preeclampsia may receive magnesium sulfate, a drug with known tocolytic effects, for seizure prophylaxis. However, no study […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Among patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an initial strategy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) significantly reduced the risk of tracheal intubation or mortality compared with conventional oxygen therapy, but there was no significant difference between an initial strategy of high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) compared with […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Suresha, Pradyumna B. MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 380-388 BACKGROUND: The retrospective analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals acquired from patients under general anesthesia is crucial in understanding the patient’s unconscious brain’s state. However, the creation of such database is often tedious and cumbersome and […]
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