AUTHORS: Messina, Antonio MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 752-761 BACKGROUND: In patients in the prone position, the reliability of pulse pressure variation and stroke volume variation (PPV and SVV) and the use of functional hemodynamic tests to predict fluid responsiveness have not previously […]
Read MoreAuthor: Andis Robeznieks AMA The AMA deliberately uses the term augmented intelligence (AI)—rather than the more common term “artificial intelligence”—when referring to machine-learning computer algorithms that hold the potential to produce dramatic breakthroughs for health care research, population health risk-stratification and diagnostic support. HIT trends in health care And there’s a good reason for that. “In health […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A survey has uncovered wide variability in how orthopedic surgeons interpret their patients’ postoperative opioid consumption after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The survey, performed at Stanford Health Care, also found that, on average, surgeons are quite accurate when estimating their patients’ true perioperative opioid use. “This research originated from a […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD There’s very little evidence that any migraine-prevention medication is effective in children, according to a network meta-analysis in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers examined data from 23 randomized trials that compared different migraine-prevention medications with each other or with placebo in roughly 2200 children […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ebbe L. Bessmann et al Anaesthesiologica Scandiravica March 2020 Background Airway management is a defining skill for anaesthesiologists. Anaesthesiologists must maintain and update these crucial skills throughout their career, but how this is best achieved remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify anaesthesiologists´ procedural volume, confidence in airway management, and their current and preferred […]
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