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AUTHORS: Tan, Nicole L. MBBS, FANZCA, MClinRes et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 3, 2019 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 injection of placebo (0.9% saline) would improve patient quality of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Argalious, Maged Y. MD, MSc, MBA, MEd, FASE, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 3, 2019 BACKGROUND: Patients with acute lung injury who received lower tidal volume (VT) ventilation had significantly fewer days with acute kidney injury (AKI) when compared to those receiving higher VTs. There is a paucity of studies on the relationship between […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Although accidental spinal administration of tranexamic acid is rare, it is a well-documented drug error and one that has catastrophic consequences. Yet these errors can be avoided by adhering to four published recommendations. “In 2015, we published an article in Anesthesia & Analgesia regarding obstetric neuraxial drug errors [2015;121(6):1570-1577],” said Santosh […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Pearson, Amy C. S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 493-499 BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for the administration of therapeutic epidural injections suggest that these be limited to a maximum of 4 per year. We sought to gain an understanding of the proportion of lumbosacral epidural […]
Read MoreAuthors: E. E. Sharpe et al International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia June 2019 Highlights •The median reduction in pain score was 9 (0–10 scale) after labor spinal analgesia. •Of 429 women receiving spinal analgesia, 14% later needed anesthesia. •Primiparity, induction and lower cervical dilation increased risk of anesthesia. •Two patients (0.5%) ultimately needed general anesthesia […]
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