Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1153–1157 AUTHORS: Windpassinger, Marita MD et al BACKGROUND: The extent to which insufflation of oxygen into the posterior pharynx during laryngoscopy prolongs adequate saturation in infants and small children remains unknown. Therefore, we compared oxygen saturation over time in preoxygenated small children […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1147–1152 AUTHORS: Gulec, Ersel MD et al BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone has been shown to cause inhibition of sugammadex reversal in functionally innervated human muscle cells. In this prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled study, we evaluated the effect of dexamethasone on the reversal time of […]
Read MoreOn April 15, as part of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ broader advocacy strategy to increase federal funding for anesthesia and pain medicine research, ASA submitted a written statement for the formal record of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on the need for federal investment in […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1101–1107 AUTHORS: Khandelwal, Nita MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Based on the data from elective surgical patients, positioning patients in a back-up head-elevated position for preoxygenation and tracheal intubation can improve patient safety. However, data specific to the emergent setting are lacking. […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1132–1140 AUTHORS: Görges, Matthias PhD et al BACKGROUND: Respiratory depression in children receiving postoperative opioid infusions is a significant risk because of the interindividual variability in analgesic requirement. Detection of respiratory depression (or apnea) in these children may be improved with the […]
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