Authors: Anoop Ramgolam, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology March, 2018. Background: Limited evidence suggests that children have a lower incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events when intravenous propofol is used compared with inhalational sevoflurane for the anesthesia induction. Limiting these events can improve recovery time as well as decreasing surgery waitlists and healthcare costs. This single center open-label […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dennis M. Fisher, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March, 2018. Background: Desirable product attributes for treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain in many medically supervised settings are rapid onset and a route of administration not requiring intravenous access. The pharmacokinetic characteristics of sublingually administered tablets containing 15 or 30 µg of sufentanil are described. Methods: Blood was sampled from […]
Read MoreAuthor: Layne Bettini, M.D., J.D. ASA Monitor 03 2018, Vol.82, 56-57. Layne Bettini, M.D., J.D., is a CA-1 resident, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. In the medical profession, the idea of lawyers spawns a litany of thoughts – few of them good. During my medical training, I took a slight detour and attended law school. When I emerged […]
Read MoreASA Monitor 03 2018, Vol.82, 40-41. Review of unusual patient care experiences is a cornerstone of medical education. Each month, the AQI-AIRS Steering Committee abstracts a patient history submitted to the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) and authors a discussion of the safety and human factors challenges involved. Real-life case histories often include multiple clinical decisions, […]
Read MoreAuthor: RICHARD HARRIS Rosemary Grant is a registered nurse and helps coordinate sepsis care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The center’s goal, she says, is to get a patient who might be developing sepsis antibiotics within three hours. A quarter of a million Americans die every year from sepsis, which is the body’s reaction […]
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