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Anesthesiologists should consider using a larger Ring, Adair and Elwyn (RAE) tube for patients with diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to prevent dislodgment during surgery, a new study suggests. Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by repetitive narrowing or collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Although the “precise mechanism of pharyngeal collapse is unclear,” it […]
Read MoreSniffing isopropyl alcohol may be a cheap and effective way to relieve nausea among emergency department patients, a recent study suggests. Researchers from the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to test the efficacy of inhaled isopropyl alcohol for relieving nausea and pain versus placebo. The 80 patients […]
Read MoreAn elderly patient’s lactate level measured at the point of hospital admission does not predict mortality and complications following a hip fracture, a new study suggests. Hip fracture is a serious condition in the elderly patient population: The rate of four-month mortality is approximately 20%, according to researchers from Lund University, in Sweden. More than […]
Read MoreOnce thought to be a pipe dream, stellate ganglion block has been demonstrated in many trials to improve post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sometimes radically. A pilot study at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) not only confirmed these findings, but has taken it one step further by investigating […]
Read MoreJay S. Han, BSc, MSc, MD Resident, Department of Anesthesiology University Health Network University of Toronto Toronto, Canada Joseph A. Fisher, MD, FRCP(C) Staff, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management University Health Network University of Toronto Toronto, Canada Endotracheal intubation remains the standard of care when definitive control of the airway is required.1 Unlike intubation in […]
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