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AUTHORS: Ray, Juliet, J., MD, MSPH et at Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 2 – p 489–494 BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilation after general surgery is associated with worse outcomes, prolonged hospital stay, and increased health care cost. Postoperatively, patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) may be categorized into 1 of 3 […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Epstein, Richard, H., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 2 – p 478–486 BACKGROUND: Perioperative hypothermia may increase the incidences of wound infection, blood loss, transfusion, and cardiac morbidity. US national quality programs for perioperative normothermia specify the presence of at least 1 “body temperature” ≥35.5°C during the interval […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Neily, Julia, RN, MS, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 2 – p 471–477 BACKGROUND: Anesthesia providers have long been pioneers in patient safety. Despite remarkable efforts, anesthesia errors still occur, resulting in complications, injuries, and even death. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Center of Patient Safety uses […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Rogge, Dorothea, E., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 2 – p 454–463 BACKGROUND: Increasing rates of obesity create new challenges for hemodynamic monitoring in the perioperative phase. Continuous monitoring of arterial pressure (AP) is important in severely obese patients who are at particular risk for cardiovascular complications. Innovative […]
Read MoreAuthor: Rich Haridy A new study has uncovered how a general anesthetic disrupts connectivity between parts of the brain resulting in a strange form of unconsciousness Despite the widespread use of anesthetics, we still don’t know exactly how they work. The reason we don’t fully understand the mechanism behind them is that we don’t truly […]
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