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Author: Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health More than two-thirds of pharmacists in U.S. hospitals deal with at least 50 drug shortages every year, according to a new study that suggests hospital staff are often forced to ration life-saving medicines as a result. Researchers surveyed 719 pharmacists at large and small hospitals across the country in 2018. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Repetitive surgery is associated with myocardial injury in vascular patients, a German research team has found. Of note, the researchers also found that pentraxin 3—a biomarker of plaque vulnerability—is increased before the second procedure. Studies have shown that myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery is an independent risk factor for 30-day […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News Diaphragm atrophy that develops while patients are mechanically ventilated is specifically associated with increased risks for reintubation, tracheostomy and prolonged ventilation, according to new research. “The central finding of this study is that the progressive development of diaphragm atrophy during mechanical ventilation is associated with pro longed mechanical ventilation and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud, Ahmed, MD, FCAI et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 6 – p 1434–1439 BACKGROUND: Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) lacks a standard evidence-based treatment. A patient treated with neostigmine for severe PDPH prompted this study. METHODS: This randomized, controlled, double-blind study compared neostigmine and atropine (n = 41) […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim, Hyerim, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 6 – p 1421–1426 BACKGROUND: For safe nasotracheal intubation without middle turbinate injury, the tracheal tube should pass through the lower pathway, which is beneath the inferior turbinate and immediately above the nasal floor of the nostril. The purpose of […]
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