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Interview with Alec Peniche, MD, Lawrence Poree, MD, PhD, Xiaobing Yu, MD Patient-controlled anesthesia (PCA) is not new to pain management, but using intrathecal patient-controlled anesthesia (IT-PCA) does remain a controversial topic amidst concerns over patient safety. However, a team of researchers at the University of California San Francisco recently reported their first successful case […]
Read MoreASA Monitor 05 2017, Vol.81, 42-43. Review of unusual patient care experiences is a cornerstone of medical education. Each month, the AQI-AIRS Steering Committee abstracts a patient history submitted to the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) and authors a discussion of the safety and human factors challenges involved. Real-life case histories often include multiple clinical decisions, […]
Read MoreStephanie R. Sibal, MSN, RN, HACP ASA Monitor 05 2017, Vol.81, 40-41. Stephanie R. Sibal, MSN, RN, HACP, is Quality Manager, Anesthesia Associates of Boise, Idaho. Collection of data is all well and good, but improvement in patient outcomes requires the ability to turn information into action. The AQI Practice Quality Improvement Committee (PQIC) will collect […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sin B et al., J Emerg Med 2017 Mar 6; Morphine plus ketamine performed better than morphine alone in this randomized, double-blind study. Researchers performed a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of subdissociative dose ketamine as an adjunct to morphine for acute pain. Sixty adult patients presenting to a level II […]
Read MoreThe American College of Cardiology, together with the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America, have issued the second part of their guideline update on heart failure management. The first part was issued in May 2016. The new update includes the following strong recommendations based on high-quality evidence: Natriuretic peptide biomarkers should […]
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