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Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 758–764 AUTHORS: Anastasian, Zirka H. MD et al BACKGROUND: Factors including ASA physical status, blood loss, and case length have been described as correlating with the decision to delay tracheal extubation after specific surgical procedures. In this retrospective study, we investigated whether […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: February 9, 2016 AUTHORS: Monahan, Amanda M. MD et al BACKGROUND: It remains unknown whether continuous or scheduled intermittent bolus local anesthetic administration is preferable for adductor canal perineural catheters. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that scheduled bolus administration is superior or noninferior to a continuous infusion on cutaneous knee sensation in […]
Read MoreA procedure that involves radiofrequency ablation of sensory nerves in the degenerated lumbar disc may give many patients with chronic low back pain significant relief. Researchers have now collected up to 12 months of data on patients undergoing the procedure — called intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB) — and it shows improved pain scores, functioning, and quality of […]
Read MorePatients of color and individuals on Medicaid have consistently lower odds for receiving neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks than their counterparts. Well founded in other specialties of medicine, care disparities that are based on race and socioeconomic status also exist in the delivery of anesthesia care, new research has shown. “Although we know from […]
Read MorePatients treated for in-hospital cardiac arrest at centers more apt to follow the relevant guidelines are likelier to survive and have better neurologic outcomes than those managed at hospitals with poorer guideline adherence, suggests an analysis based on registry data[1]. “We know that hospital care is variable . . . and we’ve also shown that […]
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