Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 752–758 Authors: Arzola, Cristian MD, MSC et al BACKGROUND: Bedside gastric ultrasound can reliably assess gastric contents in the perioperative period. We aimed to describe the qualitative and quantitative ultrasound assessment of the gastric antrum in fasted pregnant women at term. METHODS: […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 716–726 Authors: Komatsu, Ryu MD et al BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that hypothyroidism, as defined by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration, is associated with a severity-weighted composite of mortality and major cardiovascular and infectious complications after noncardiac surgery. METHODS: In this retrospective […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 709–715 Authors: Sun, Zhuo MD et BACKGROUND: The incidence, severity, and duration of postoperative oxygen desaturation in the general surgical population are poorly characterized. We therefore used continuous pulse oximetry to quantify arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in a cross-section of patients having […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 678–692 Authors: Epstein, Richard H. MD et al In this review article, we address issues related to using data from anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) to deliver near real-time alerts via AIMS workstation popups and/or alphanumeric pagers and post hoc reports via […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 652–660 Authors: Karan, Suzanne B. MD et al BACKGROUND: Physostigmine, a centrally acting acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, is most commonly used by anesthesiologists in the postanesthetic setting to reverse confusion caused by central anticholinergic medication effects. It has also been proposed as a treatment […]
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