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On June 28th, the Protecting Access to Care Act passed through the House by a vote of 218-210. The bill was passed chiefly along party lines and establishes provisions governing healthcare lawsuits where coverage for the care was provided or subsidized by the federal government. The bill would impose a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages that could […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lin, Otto S. MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 17, 2017 BACKGROUND: : Computer-assisted propofol sedation (CAPS) is now approved for moderate sedation of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II patients undergoing routine endoscopy. As the first US medical center to adopt CAPS for routine clinical use, we compared patient […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Walsh, Elisa C. BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 17, 2017 BACKGROUND: : Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders instruct medical personnel to forego cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest, but they do not preclude surgical management. Several studies have reported that DNR status is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality; however, the etiology of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Downey, Laura MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1431–1436 BACKGROUND: Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) is routinely used as an off-label hemostatic agent in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Despite evidence that rFVIIa use is associated with an increased incidence of thrombotic complications in adult cardiac surgery, […]
Read MorePatient-controlled anesthesia for the upper airway can be an effective strategy to prepare patients for awake intubation, a recent study has found. A 2% lidocaine “lollipop” helps patients cooperate using an easy, inexpensive and readily available means, the researchers said. “We recognize this technique doesn’t ensure directed local anesthetic application and requires additional topicalization techniques,” […]
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