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Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A study has found that intraoperative fluid management data can have an important role in risk prediction models for postoperative acute kidney injury. The study, from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, in New York City, concluded that adding these data to baseline risk prediction models improves their accuracy, giving anesthesiologists […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Assessing patient frailty preoperatively is recommended by various practice guidelines, but which instrument should clinicians use? A new study has concluded that the Clinical Frailty Scale is superior to both the Fried Phenotype and Frailty Index when assessing risk for a variety of negative postoperative outcomes. “Frailty has emerged as […]
Read MoreSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), can remain viable in aerosols for hours and on surfaces for days, according to a correspondence in the New England Journal of Medicine. The virus’s median half-life was about 1 hour as an aerosol. No viable virus was detected after 4 hours on copper, 24 hours on […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Previous research demonstrated the efficacy of the quadratus lumborum block in abdominal surgeries, but a new study has concluded that the block is not effective when used in colorectal surgeries. Researchers concluded that patients receiving the posterior quadratus lumborum block did not need fewer opioids postoperative ly and actually had […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Brandão, Julio C. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1564-1573 BACKGROUND: Pneumoperitoneum and nonphysiological positioning required for robotic surgery increase cardiopulmonary risk because of the use of larger airway pressures (Paws) to maintain tidal volume (Vt). However, the quantitative partitioning of respiratory mechanics […]
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