DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Suryakumar Narayanasamy, Vera Winograd-Gomez et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Sep 3 BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine is utilized as a sedative agent for drug induced sleep cine magnetic resonance imaging studies due to its ability to mimic natural sleep and lack of respiratory depressant effects. The outcomes of dexmedetomidine sedation such as respiratory complications […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Dale Klefer MedicalNewsToday A recent study investigated how quickly people can bounce back from sleep deprivation. Following 10 days of sleep deprivation and 1 week of recovery sleep, most measures of cognitive performance had not yet returned to normal. The study […]
Read MoreAuthors: Richard W. Rosenquist, MD; Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 35–37. It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. – Yogi Berra The definition of pain has changed – literally. In 1979, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) published this definition for pain: “An unpleasant […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yao, Zhi-Wen MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests a potential relationship between gut microbiota and chronic postoperative pain (CPP). This study aimed to explore the predictive and preventive potential of preoperative gut microbiota in CPP in breast cancer survivors. METHODS: In the clinical experiments, we designed a nested case-control study […]
Read MoreAuthors: Farahnaz Rayatdoost, M.Sc et al Anesthesiology August 2021. Background Life-threatening bleeding requires prompt reversal of the anticoagulant effects of factor Xa inhibitors. This study investigated the effectiveness of four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate in treating trauma-related hemorrhage with rivaroxaban-anticoagulation in a pig polytrauma model. This study also tested the hypothesis that the combined use of […]
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