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Authors: Yu-Ching Huang et al PLOS ONE Feb 2019 Introduction The aim of this study was to report an HIV outbreak related to propofol-injection and the impact of regulating propofol on the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods A retrospective cohort study of 252 PWID who were diagnosed with an HIV infection […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Uppal, Vishal, FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 8, 2019 BACKGROUND: Fentanyl and morphine are the 2 most commonly added opioids to bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia during cesarean delivery. Numerous clinical trials have assessed efficacy and safety of different doses of fentanyl added to intrathecal bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia, yet its benefit, harm, and optimal […]
Read MoreAuthor: Caroline Helwick Anesthesiology News General endotracheal anesthesia may be preferred over sedation with propofol in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography who are considered at high risk for adverse events from sedation, according to investigators from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “In this first prospective randomized trial comparing general endotracheal anesthesia with […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Propofol administered intravenously as an 0.5 mg/kg bolus at emergence does not reduce cough following desflurane-based general anesthesia, according to a new study. In addition, propofol was found to prolong extubation time by approximately three minutes over placebo, leading the authors to question the efficacy of the agent in these […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News While numerous methods have been used to decrease red blood cell transfusions, a technique employed by military surgeons on the battlefield may be the most effective one, according to a retrospective study of cardiac surgery patients. Intraoperative autologous donation (IAD), the reinfusion of a patient’s own blood recovered during surgery, […]
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