Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 74–81 AUTHORS: Takaenoki, Yumiko MD et al BACKGROUND: Under emergent conditions, endotracheal drug administration may be an effective method of delivering emergency drugs. A common technique is to administer these drugs using a nonatomized spray. Atomized drug delivery may be an attractive […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gu Y et al., Can J Anaesth 2016 Aug 63:928 In this randomized clinical trial, GlideScope intubations were faster and easier when a restricted glottic view was used. Intubation with hypercurved video laryngoscopes (VLs) often takes longer to complete because of the challenge of manipulating the endotracheal tube through the glottic opening. With direct laryngoscopy, a full […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 51–62 AUTHORS: Cyriac, James MD et al BACKGROUND: Previously, our group successfully established one of the nation’s first Perioperative Surgical Homes (PSHs) aimed at coordinating services to patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). As we […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 29–37 AUTHORS: van Waes, Judith A. R. MD et al BACKGROUND: To evaluate the role of routine troponin surveillance in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery, unblinded screening with cardiac consultation per protocol was implemented at a tertiary care center. In this study, […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 21–28 AUTHORS: Sajan, Farrah MD et al BACKGROUND: The clinical relevance of chronic exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to transfusion in surgical patients is unclear. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study involving patients undergoing cardiac, vascular, spinal, and intracranial […]
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