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AUTHORS: Sindt, Jill E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 BACKGROUND: The efficacy of intrathecal drug delivery (IDD) for cancer-related pain is well established. Cancer therapies are often associated with immunosuppression and increased risk of infection, and the rate of infection after intrathecal drug delivery system (IDDS) implant in cancer patients has been […]
Read MoreMedical News Today People may experience sacroiliac (SI) joint pain, also known as sacroiliitis, as a sharp or shooting pain in the lower back and buttocks. SI joint pain may or may not radiate down the legs. SI joint pain occurs in an estimated 15–30% of people with chronic lower back pain. However, the complex nature of the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News In a controversial finding, there was no apparent association noted between intraoperative hypertension and the risk for acute kidney injury (AKI), acute myocardial injury and mortality after noncardiac surgery. The retrospective study found no obvious thresholds above which systolic blood pressure is related to postoperative acute myocardial injury/mortality or AKI. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News Intubation using video laryngoscopy (VL) with a Macintosh-shaped blade achieved a higher first-pass success (FPS) rate than with conventional direct laryngoscopy (DL) for elective surgeries, an international multicenter, randomized study has concluded. Results from this trial, which were presented at the 2019 World Airway Management Meeting in Amsterdam (abstract 422), […]
Read MoreAuthor: Carl (Yuan-Feng) Lo, MD Anesthesiology News Case Presentation A 12-year-old, 53-kg girl presented to the ER with excruciating (10/10) left ankle pain. The patient said, “Please don’t touch my left ankle and foot. It is so painful that I can’t put any weight or wear socks anymore!” Three months earlier, the patient was in […]
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