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A new handoff protocol boosted communication while slashing errors among nurses, anesthesiologists and surgeons during the transfer of patients from the operating room (OR) to the PACU. There was a dramatic decrease in lapses in the surgery and anesthesia reports after the rollout of the new handoff process at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 893–902 AUTHORS: Nair, Bala G. PhD et al BACKGROUND: Postoperative hyperglycemia has been associated with poor surgical outcome. The effect of intraoperative glucose management on postoperative glucose levels and the optimal glycemic threshold for initiating insulin are currently unknown. METHODS: We performed […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 857–870 AUTHORS: Bhatia, Anuj MBBS, MD, FRCA, FRCPC, FIPP, FFPMRCA, EDRA, CIPS et al BACKGROUND: Steroids often are administered into the epidural space through the transforaminal epidural (TFE) route to treat lumbosacral radicular pain secondary to herniated intervertebral discs. However, their efficacy […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 698–705 AUTHORS: Kuo, Alexander S. MS, MD et al BACKGROUND: Inhaled induction with spontaneous respiration is a technique used for difficult airways. One of the proposed advantages is if airway patency is lost, the anesthetic agent will spontaneously redistribute until anesthetic depth […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 678–697 AUTHORS: Law, Lawrence Siu-Chun MD et BACKGROUND: Xenon anesthesia has been studied for decades. However, no meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on xenon anesthesia has been conducted. The aim of this study was to systematically review all available evidence from […]
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