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A Randomized Controlled Trial Authors: Mari Nagafuchi et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(182) Background: The use of femoral nerve block (FNB) combined with sciatic nerve block (SNB) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has recently become controversial. Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) has been reported to be effective for postoperative TKA pain control. We aimed to assess whether […]
Read MoreA Systematic Review Authors: J. Moran; F. Wilson et al Br J Anaesth. 2016;116(2):177-191. Background: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is used as a preoperative risk-stratification tool for patients undergoing non-cardiopulmonary intra-abdominal surgery. Previous studies indicate that CPET may be beneficial, but research is needed to quantify CPET values protective against poor postoperative outcome [mortality, morbidity, […]
Read MoreAn international multicenter trial has concluded that just under an hour of sevoflurane anesthesia during infancy does not increase the risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age, relative to awake regional anesthesia. The finding is in contrast to some previous cohort studies. According to Andrew J. Davidson, MD, senior anesthesiologist and director […]
Read MoreAlthough inconsistencies among anesthesiologists have been demonstrated in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification system, one study from the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, in New York City, has found that agreement between anesthesiologists and nonanesthesiologists is exceedingly weak. These discrepancies are particularly evident in patients with higher […]
Read MoreHypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) are associated with an increased risk of cardiomyopathy years after an affected pregnancy and regardless of hypertension severity, a large registry study involving one million Danish women shows. “The fact that we could drop the first 5 years after pregnancy and still see this risk was really fascinating,” senior author […]
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