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Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News With opioid-related deaths exceeding more than 70,000 in the past year alone, it’s hard to be optimistic about the opioid epidemic. A recent study of a prescription drug monitoring program, however, suggests the tide may be turning—in Texas, at least. Analysis of the state-level database, which contains records of all […]
Read MoreBy Serena Gordon HealthDay News E-cigarettes were initially thought to be a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, but a recent outbreak of serious lung illnesses and deaths linked to the nicotine delivery devices called that belief into question. Now, a new case report details another type of lung illness in a 15-year-old girl who regularly used e-cigarettes: necrotizing pneumonia. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tan, Nicole L. MBBS, FANZCA, MClinRes et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1715-1722 BACKGROUND: Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) is commonly used in anterior total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgery; however, evidence for its efficacy is lacking. We hypothesized that LIA with 0.2% ropivacaine when compared with […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Hui, Yin MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1699-1706 BACKGROUND: Older people with frailty have decreased postoperative survival. Understanding how comorbidities modify the association between frailty and survival could improve risk stratification and guide development of interventions. Therefore, we evaluated whether the concurrent presence of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Singh, Mandeep MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1673-1691 BACKGROUND: Perioperative diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has important resource implications as screening questionnaires are overly sensitive, and sleep studies are expensive and time-consuming. Ultrasound (US) is a portable, noninvasive tool potentially useful […]
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