AUTHORS: Wohlrab, Peter MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 321-331 BACKGROUND: Epidural-related maternal fever (ERMF) is an adverse effect of epidural analgesia during labor and is associated with perinatal and neonatal morbidity. Local anesthetics have been proposed to trigger ERMF via sterile inflammation. Ropivacaine is […]
Read MoreThis is crazy so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Caroline Allen Yahoo Style UK Sure, you might know your partner’s job title, you might hear snippets of information about their colleagues or big projects they’re working on, but how much do you know about the day-to-day intricacies of their job? As […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News As COVID-19 continues to challenge health care systems around the world, clinicians are struggling to find a way to deal with growing shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly face masks. Yet reuse strategies and ingenuity are combining to help physician anesthesiologists confront the issue head-on. In a conversation with Anesthesiology […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Medical News Today Just 20 minutes of exercise is as good as a coffee for our working memory, according to a new, first-of-its-kind study. In a new study, which appears in Nature Scientific Reports, researchers compared the effects of caffeine and exercise […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lachmann, Gunnar MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 341-351 BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle failure in critical illness (intensive care unit-acquired weakness) is a well-known complication developing early during intensive care unit stay. However, muscle weakness during the perioperative setting has not yet been investigated. METHODS: […]
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