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AUTHORS: Yao, Weidong MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 3 – p 800–806 BACKGROUND: Limited mandibular condylar mobility plays an important role in difficult laryngoscopy. Indirect assessment methods, such as mouth opening, have been proven to be useful predictors of difficult laryngoscopy. Sonography is a new direct assessment method […]
Read MoreAuthors: Daniel I. McIsaac et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2016;16(111) Study Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study Background: Frailty is an aggregate expression of susceptibility to poor outcomes, owing to age-, and disease-related deficits that accumulate within multiple domains. Older patients who are frail before surgery are at an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, and use a […]
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Read MoreSending patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) to the ICU for intensive monitoring during the first postoperative night improves respiratory complication–related outcomes, a new study has found. Patients with OSA have a higher incidence of postoperative respiratory complications, according to researchers from Jikei University, in Tokyo. Certain procedures, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Didier Roulin, MD et al Annals of Surgery. 2016;264(5):717-722. Are the 72 Hours Still the Rule?: A Randomized Trial Objective: The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes of early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in acute cholecystitis with more than 72 hours of symptoms. Background: LC is the treatment of acute cholecystitis, with consensus […]
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