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During hip and knee replacement surgery, black and Hispanic patients are less likely to receive regional anesthesia than white patients, new research suggests. This disparity could put these groups at greater risk for serious complications, including death, said Crispiana Cozowicz, MD, from Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg in Austria. “In the past few years, evidence […]
Read MoreA US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted unanimously to recommend sugammadex (Bridion, Merck) for reversal of moderate or deep neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium or vecuronium during surgery. The Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee also voted 13 to 1 that the company has presented sufficient information to characterize the risk for […]
Read MoreSurgical safety checklists (SSCs) can save lives and reduce lengths of stay but only if they are properly implemented in the operating room, according to a new study. Bolzano Central Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Italy, closely inspected outcomes of 10,700 patients for the six months before and the six months after SSCs were introduced as part […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: February 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 2 – p 321–329 AUTHORS: Cobey, Frederick C. MD, MPH, FASE et al BACKGROUND: In patients with mitral regurgitation (MR), the effective regurgitant orifice area can be estimated by measuring the vena contracta area (VCA). We hypothesize that the VCA has characteristic temporal dynamics related […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: February 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 2 – p 482–489 AUTHORS: Zgleszewski, Steven E. MD et al BACKGROUND: Pediatric anesthesia-related cardiac arrest (ARCA) is an uncommon but potentially preventable adverse event. Infants and children with more severe underlying disease are at highest risk. We aimed to identify system- and anesthesiologist-related risk […]
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