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Anesthesiology 4 2016, Vol.124, 899-907. Authors: Hannah Wunsch, M.D., M.Sc. et al Background: Use of intensive care after major surgical procedures and whether routinely admitting patients to intensive care units (ICUs) improve outcomes or increase costs is unknown. Methods: The authors examined frequency of admission to an ICU during the hospital stay for Medicare beneficiaries undergoing selected […]
Read MoreAuthors: Spoletini G et al., JAMA 2016 Mar 15; High-flow oxygen and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation lowered reintubation rates in selected patient populations. During the past few years, interest has grown in using high-flow oxygen (HFO) and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in lieu of intubation and mechanical ventilation (NEJM JW Gen Med Aug 1 2015 and JAMA 2015; 313:2331 […]
Read MoreA&A Case Reports: 15 February 2016 – Volume 6 – Issue 4 – p 88–89 Authors: Brown, Sara MD et al General anesthesia was administered in an 18-year-old man for removal of hardware from his right knee using a King Laryngeal Tube supraglottic airway. An hour after extubation, he reported inability to swallow with no […]
Read MorePediatric Intubations in Japan: Lower First-Pass Success Rate Than in the U.S. Goto T et al., West J Emerg Med 2016 Mar 17:129 First-attempt intubation success rate was 60%, but only a quarter of patients received rapid sequence intubation and nearly all were intubated with direct laryngoscopy. To determine predictors of first-pass intubation success in […]
Read MoreMovement disorders, like Parkinson’s disease, appear to be overrepresented in people that experience migraines, suggesting a causal link between the two conditions. By John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD and Thomas G. Ciccone Patients who suffer from 2 or more migraines per year may be at an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) later in […]
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