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I thught this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers even if it doesn’t deal directly with anesthesia. Author: Srour B et al. BMJ 2019 May 29 Rico-Campà A et al. BMJ 2019 May 29 Higher consumption of ultra-processed food is associated with higher risks for cardiovascular disease and death. Ultra-processed food (e.g., carbonated drinks, […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young People whose family members have opioid prescriptions face increased risk for opioid overdose themselves, according to a case-control study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Using claims data from 2004 to 2015, researchers matched roughly 2300 people with opioid overdose to 9200 controls without overdose. Having a family member with a prior opioid prescription was […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Brovman, Ethan Y. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1034-1042 BACKGROUND: Lower extremity fracture fixation is commonplace and represents the majority of orthopedic trauma surgical volume. Despite this, few studies have examined the use of regional anesthesia or neuraxial anesthesia (RA/NA) versus general anesthesia (GA) […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Subedi, Asish MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 1 – p 220-225 BACKGROUND: Postoperative sore throat (POST), hoarseness, and cough after tracheal intubation are not uncommon. Although both lidocaine and dexamethasone have been used independently to reduce these events, there is no study assessing the combined effects of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Burjek, Nicholas E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 1 – p 184-191 BACKGROUND: Preoperative pulmonary function tests are routinely obtained in children with scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion despite unclear benefits as a perioperative risk assessment tool and frequent inability of patients to provide acceptable results. The goal […]
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