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Lower limb compression using a sequential compression device (SCD) significantly decreased the incidence of maternal hypotension in women receiving epidural anesthesia, researchers reported here at the annual meeting of the American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians. Studies find that 30% of patients who choose epidural anesthesia during labor experience hypotension despite the standard prophylaxis of […]
Read MoreA new study assessed temporal summation of the nociceptive flexion reflex (a physiological marker of spinal nociception) and temporal summation of pain. A new study assessed temporal summation of the nociceptive flexion reflex (TS-NFR; a physiological marker of spinal nociception) and temporal summation of pain (TS-Pain), as presented at the American Pain Society 36th Annual Scientific […]
Read MoreThe use of an intraperitoneal wound irrigation system to deliver anaesthesia following caesarean section may be able to reduce the use of post-partum narcotic use, although larger studies are required, researchers reported here at the 2017 Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). “Control of post-op pain is […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jeong, Dae Myoung MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1158–1165 BACKGROUND: Stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) are used as indicators of fluid responsiveness, but little is known about the usefulness of these dynamic preload indicators in thoracic surgery, which involves an […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Cozowicz, Crispiana MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 66–77 BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence associating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with adverse perioperative outcomes has recently heightened the level of awareness among perioperative physicians. In particular, estimates projecting the high prevalence of this condition in the surgical population […]
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