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Authors: Hyerim Kim et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 158 (2019) Background Clinicians sometimes encounter resistance in advancing a tracheal tube, which is inserted via a nostril, from the nasal cavity into the oropharynx during nasotracheal intubation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neck extension on the advancement of tracheal tubes from the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC As the summer winds on, I have been approached by more and more people who would like an update on where the litigation filed against the many member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties stand since the lawsuits were filed. I will do my best to briefly […]
Read MoreAuthors: B. Wódarski et al Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica August 2019 Background Shivering during caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia is a common phenomenon. It could not only alter patient’s physiology by increasing oxygen consumption but also affect the parturient’s experience of childbirth. Shivering is thought to be associated with intraoperative hypothermia, but the risk factors and exact […]
Read MoreAuthors: M. Vester-Andersen et al Anaesthsiologica Scandinavica August 2019 Background Emergency abdominal surgery carries a considerable risk of mortality and postoperative complications, including pulmonary complications. In major elective surgery, epidural analgesia reduces mortality and pulmonary complications. We aimed to evaluate the association between epidural analgesia and mortality in emergency abdominal surgery. Methods In this population‐based […]
Read MoreSource: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Summary: Patients in the United States and Canada are seven times as likely as those in Sweden to receive a prescription for opioid medications after surgery, according to a new multi-institutional study. Though the United States and Canada had similar prescription rates, patients in the U.S. were prescribed […]
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