Although there has been an increasing focus on addressing opioid use disorders (OUDs) in outpatient settings, there is a dearth of research regarding perioperative pain management in people with a history of OUD. Opioid tolerance and medications used for OUD treatment present significant challenges in this setting. “Patients with OUD have been shown to have lowered pain […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Ehab Farag, MD, FRCA Professor of Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Director of Clinical Research Department of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research Anesthesia Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio Since the discovery of renin in 1898, the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is considered a crucial signaling system for […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Adherence to CDC Sterility Precautions Imperfect An anonymous survey of cardiac anesthesiologists has revealed significant variability in preferences for cannulation site selection and technique used, as well as unexpectedly low compliance with the CDC recommendations on sterility precautions. “There’s been a lot of discussion about sterility precautions for the line […]
Read MoreI thought this was very interesting so I wanted to share it. Forbes Author: Robert Pearl, M.D. Like prep sports or prime-time television, medical meetings have seasons. In the spring and fall, my calendar fills with invitations to keynote national conferences. I try to get to the venue a few hours before I’m scheduled to speak, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eugene Kim et al Background Sore throat is common after tracheal intubation. Water can be used to lubricate tracheal tubes, but its benefit has not been validated. We thus did a randomised non-inferiority trial to test the hypothesis that a tube lubricated with water does not reduce sore throat after tracheal intubation. Methods We […]
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