The sizable difference in migraine prevalence between the sexes is largely attributed to hormonal differences. Of the more than 37 million Americans who suffer from migraine, the majority are women. The estimated overall prevalence of migraine is 18% in women and 6% in men, and the rate is as high as 37% among women during […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gali, Bhargavi MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 19, 2017 BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of robotic hysterectomies (RH) are being performed. To provide ventilation (with pneumoperitoneum and steep Trendelenburg position) for these procedures, utilization of lung protective strategies with limiting airway pressures and tidal volumes is difficult. Little is known about the effects of intraoperative […]
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Read MoreAuthors: Maged Y. Argalious, M.D., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Ed., F.A.S.E. et Anesthesiology 9 2017, Vol.127, 457-465. Background: Whether patients on testosterone replacement therapy undergoing noncardiac surgery have an increased risk of postoperative in-hospital mortality and cardiovascular events remains unknown. We therefore sought to identify the impact of testosterone replacement on the incidence of a composite of postoperative in-hospital […]
Read MoreAuthors: Maryanne Z. A. Mariyaselvam, M.B.B.S. et al Anesthesiology published on August 17, 2017. Background: Retained central venous catheter guidewires are never events. Currently, preventative techniques rely on clinicians remembering to remove the guidewire. However, solutions solely relying upon humans to prevent error inevitably fail. A novel locked procedure pack was designed to contain the equipment required […]
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