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Long-acting opioids were associated with a greater than 2-fold risk for unintentional overdose compared with short-acting formulations, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Moreover, the risk was more than 5-fold greater in the first 2 weeks of using a long-acting opioid. “If replicated in other cohorts, our findings suggest that clinicians weighing the […]
Read MoreA new subgroup analysis of the MR CLEAN stroke trial has shown that patients who underwent the endovascular clot retrieval procedure with local anesthesia did much better than those who received general anesthesia. Patients who had the procedure under local anesthetic had reduced disability and were more likely than those who did not receive endovascular […]
Read MoreA Review Published in Br J Anaesth. 2015;114(1):44-52 Authors: B. A. de Waal et Statins feature documented benefits for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and are thought to improve perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing surgery. To assess the clinical outcomes of perioperative statin treatment in statin-naive patients undergoing surgery, a systematic review was performed. […]
Read MoreResearchers are creating a set of national benchmarks to estimate times in which anesthesia takes effect for different procedures. Knowing average intraoperative anesthesia ready times could help hospital administrators and anesthesiology departments improve intraoperative efficiency with better scheduling and optimized use of anesthesiologists. Sudheer K. Jain, MD, assistant clinical director of the Department of Anesthesiology, […]
Read MoreAlthough thromboelastography (TEG) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) both are accepted means for measuring coagulation parameters, the two have rarely been compared in liver transplantation surgery. A recent study has concluded that although the two modalities provide comparable results, ROTEM corresponded better with partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and was more sensitive in identifying fibrinolysis. “The complex […]
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