-
-
Call more information
660-596-2224 -
Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A retrospective study has cast doubt on the usefulness of adding gabapentinoids to multimodal analgesia after total hip or knee arthroplasty. The study, conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, N.C., concluded that use of gabapentinoids was associated with increased odds of postoperative pulmonary complications, either used […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kovatch, Kevin J. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 445-451 BACKGROUND: Pediatric-specific difficult airway guidelines include algorithms for 3 scenarios: unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation, difficult mask ventilation, and cannot intubate/cannot ventilate. While rare, these instances may require front-of-neck access (FONA) to secure an airway […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yuan, Ian MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 462-471 BACKGROUND: In infants and young children, anesthetic dosing is based on population pharmacokinetics and patient hemodynamics not on patient-specific brain activity. Electroencephalography (EEG) provides insight into brain activity during anesthesia. The primary goal of this […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Nafiu, Olubukola O. MD, FRCA, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 452-461 BACKGROUND: Many of the common equations used for body surface area determination were either introduced before the widespread prevalence of childhood obesity, contained very few children in their sample, or have not […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kwun-Tung Ng et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 498-504 BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a challenging geriatric problem for the health care professionals, especially in patients with multiple comorbidities. In patients with inoperable hip fracture secondary to severe comorbid conditions, the pain can lead to significant […]
Read More