AUTHORS: Liu, Lifei MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 1 – p 178-183 BACKGROUND: Radial artery cannulation is extremely challenging in neonatal patients. Herein, we compared the success rate of the modified dynamic needle tip positioning short-axis, out-of-plane, ultrasound-guided technique with that of the traditional palpation technique in neonatal […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Roughly 1 in 14 older adults undergoing noncardiac surgery experiences a perioperative covert stroke, and these patients face increased risk for cognitive decline, according to an international study in The Lancet. Over 1000 adults aged 65 and older undergoing elective, noncardiac surgery had cognitive assessments before their surgery, brain MRI 2 to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Amy Orciari Herman The rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among pregnant women at delivery increased from 0.8 to 4.1 per 1000 deliveries from 2000 to 2015, according to an analysis of national healthcare data in MMWR. HCV rates were highest among women with opioid use disorder, increasing from 87 to 217 per 1000 […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Singh, Shubhangi MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 1 – p 162-167 BACKGROUND: The risk for transient tachypnea of newborns, a common cause of respiratory distress in the neonatal period, is 2- to 6-fold higher during elective cesarean delivery compared to vaginal delivery. Here, we evaluated the association […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tadokoro, Takahiro MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 1 – p 149-154 BACKGROUND: Insufficient fixation of an epidural catheter may result in migration of the catheter and eventual catheter failure. However, the best fixation method remains to be established. Aron Alpha A (2-ethyl cyanoacrylate) adhesive is approved for […]
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