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Author: Alison McCook Anesthesiology News Busy clinicians who want to stay on top of the literature often only have time to scan abstracts in their favorite journals. More often than not, authors will note whether the data they are reporting are statistically significant—meaning, after performing a hypothesis test of the data, the calculated P value is less […]
Read MoreThe Frost Series #351 Author: Alma Juels, MD Anesthesiology News Case Presentation A 34-year-old man without significant past medical history presented for shoulder arthroscopy. He reported an allergy to sulfa-containing drugs. The patient received midazolam en route to the OR. In the OR, cefazolin 2 g was administered. General anesthesia was induced with fentanyl, lidocaine, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiologist News In medically supervised settings, the sufentanil sublingual tablet (ssT; Dsuvia, AcelRx Pharmaceuticals) has been found to be well tolerated for the short-term treatment of moderate to severe acute pain, with at most moderate levels of adverse events. This study (Pain Med 2019 Jan 7. was a pooled phase 3 safety […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gaver, Renee S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1124-1129 BACKGROUND: Sugammadex, with its novel mechanism of action of encapsulation and noncompetitive binding of aminosteroid neuromuscular-blocking agents (rocuronium and vecuronium), may offer distinct advantage to pediatric patients where residual neuromuscular blockade may be poorly tolerated. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ferrari, Lynne R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 BACKGROUND: The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) classification system is used worldwide to classify patients based on comorbid conditions before general anesthesia. Despite its popularity, the ASA-PS classification system has been shown to have poor interrater reliability due to its subjective definitions, especially […]
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