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AUTHORS: Kim, Min, Kyoung et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: Oct 2017 BACKGROUND: The success of stellate ganglion block (SGB) is traditionally determined on the basis of findings such as Horner’s syndrome, temperature rise in the face, hyperemia of the tympanic membrane, and nasal congestion. However, decreases in vascular resistance and increases in blood flow in the arm […]
Read MoreThe CDC has issued an alert on serious, unexplained bleeding associated with synthetic cannabinoids (e.g., K2, Spice). The agency says that “a working hypothesis is the synthetic cannabinoids were contaminated with brodifacoum,” an anticoagulant used in rat poison. From March 10 through April 5, some 94 people presented to emergency departments with such bleeding (mostly […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting since many of our readers have trauma patients In children with blunt trauma, emergent use of whole-body computed tomography doesn’t offer a survival advantage over selective CT, suggests a JAMA Pediatrics study. Using a national injury database, U.S. researchers retrospectively identified nearly 43,000 children aged 6 months to 14 years who underwent […]
Read More‘Why Give 2 When 1 Will Do?’ Author: Steven M. Frank, MD As the problems associated with excessive blood utilization have become apparent, many hospitals around the country are turning to blood management programs as the answer, but the optimal ways to reduce unnecessary red blood cell transfusions remain unclear. While focusing on evidence-based, restrictive […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sehmbi, Herman et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: Oct 2017 BACKGROUND: Adductor canal block (ACB) has emerged as an effective analgesic regional technique for major knee surgeries in the last decade. Its motor-sparing properties make it particularly attractive for ambulatory knee surgery, but evidence supporting its use in ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery is conflicting. This systematic review […]
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