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Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Very early postoperative desaturation after extubation may have a more profound effect on outcomes than commonly believed. According to a data analysis of more than 70,000 patients, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital concluded that the phenomenon is associated with a host of adverse postoperative events, including higher cost of care, […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Frost #345 Written by: Alexandra Cesare Case Presentation A 25-year-old patient, gravida 3 para 2, at 38 weeks’ gestation, with a body mass index of 36 kg/m2, presented for elective repeat cesarean delivery (CD). She developed severe pruritus after her 2 previous CDs performed under spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine (10 mg), preservative-free morphine […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Obstructive sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for difficult and failed intubation, a meta-analysis has concluded, and now there are odds ratios to prove it. As researchers from the United States and Canada noted, although the general risk for difficult and failed intubation is very low, it can nevertheless […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News For years, the Clock-Drawing Test has been used to measure cognitive impairment. Now, a study by a team of Florida researchers has compared three different methods for scoring this test, concluding that although all three ways effectively identify cognitive impairment, they differ markedly in administration time as well as time […]
Read MoreResearchers are pioneering the use of primary targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) to prevent or reduce debilitating phantom limb and stump pain in amputees. Primary TMR — the rerouting of nerves cut during amputation into surrounding muscle — greatly reduces phantom limb and residual limb pain, according to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. TMR […]
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