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Use of low-dose aspirin lowers the risk for preeclampsia among women determined to be at high risk during first-trimester screening, according to a study presented at a meeting of the Fetal Medicine Foundation and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Over 1700 high-risk women with singleton pregnancies were randomized to receive 150-mg aspirin or […]
Read MoreIn small, uncomplicated skin abscesses, the addition of antibiotics to usual treatment improves short-term outcomes, a New England Journal of Medicine study finds. In a multicenter trial, researchers randomized almost 800 adults and children with single skin abscesses to one of three regimens after incision and drainage: clindamycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), or placebo. Treatments were prescribed for 10 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Thomas M. Austin, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 7 2017, Vol.127, 195-196. To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Bulka et al.1 regarding the use of intraoperative nondepolarizing muscle relaxants (NDMRs) and their association with postoperative pneumonia. We commend them for increasing knowledge in an area that is exceedingly important. In this article, postoperative pneumonia […]
Read MoreAuthors: Melanie M. Liu, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 7 2017, Vol.127, 166-172. CHRONIC steroid therapy is a cornerstone treatment for many common conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatologic disease, reactive airway disease, and immunosuppression for transplant recipients. Patients on chronic steroid therapy may develop secondary adrenal insufficiency that can manifest as full-blown adrenal crisis in the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Olivier Moreault, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 7 2017, Vol.127, 203-204. To the Editor: We read with much interest the editorial on protective ventilation by Hedenstierna and Edmark in the December issue of Anesthesiology.1 We agree with most of the ideas put forward. However, as thoracic anesthesiologists, we strongly believe in the importance, during one-lung ventilation, of […]
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