AUTHORS: Euliano, Tammy Y. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 913–919 BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to determine a set of timing, shape, and statistical features available through noninvasive monitoring of maternal electrocardiogram and photoplethysmography that identifies preeclamptic patients. METHODS: Pregnant women admitted to Labor and […]
Read MoreBy KAREN KAPLAN LA Times March 6, 2018 Although opioid medications have been go-to drugs for treating certain kinds of chronic pain, they performed no better than other kinds of painkillers in a yearlong clinical trial. (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press) For years, doctors turned to opioid painkillers as a first-line treatment for chronic back pain […]
Read MoreThis is from Harvard Business Review In an ideal world, your colleagues would give you direct, honest feedback. But if they’re not forthcoming, often you can find out what someone really thinks by watching their nonverbal cues. Learn to read facial expressions and body language to understand how your words and actions are being received. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Miyamoto, Yoshihisa MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 806–814 BACKGROUND: Steroids reduce postoperative complications after tonsillectomy such as nausea and vomiting, pain, and delayed recovery. However, steroids may also increase the risk of severe posttonsillectomy bleeding requiring reoperation. METHODS: To evaluate the risk of postoperative bleeding […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jung, Kyeo-Woon MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 796–804 BACKGROUND: Although desflurane and sevoflurane, the most commonly used inhalational anesthetics, have been linked to postoperative liver injury, their impact on liver regeneration remains unclear. We compared the influence of these anesthetics on the postoperative liver regeneration […]
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