Publish in A&A Case Reports: 1 February 2015 – Volume 4 – Issue 3 – p 37–38 Authors: Lam, Humphrey MD et al A 3-year-old male with isovaleric acidemia presented for dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia. In times of stress, such as in the perioperative period, patients with isovaleric acidemia are at greater risk for […]
Read MorePublished in Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology January 2015 – Volume 27 – Issue 1 – p 1–6 Authors: Ghoneim, Ayman A. MD et al Background: The aim of this prospective, comparative, randomized study was to compare the inhalational anesthetics isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane in pediatric patients undergoing craniotomy for excision of supratentorial tumors. We assessed […]
Read MoreAuthors: Wei Gao, M.D. et al Anesthesiology Published 3 2015. Background: One-lung ventilation (OLV) can result in local and systemic inflammation. This prospective, randomized trial was to evaluate the effect of therapeutic hypercapnia on lung injury after OLV. Method: Fifty patients aged 20 to 60 yr undergoing lobectomy were randomly provided with air or carbon dioxide (partial pressure […]
Read MoreThis is for our pain providers. Authors: Lipton RB et al., Neurology 2015 Jan 21; Ineffective acute treatment is associated with progression from episodic to chronic migraine, but a causal relationship cannot be assumed. Using population-based data from the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention Study, the authors examined whether efficacy of acute migraine treatment predicted progression from […]
Read MorePublished in Anesthesiology 3 2015. Authors: Randolph H. Steadman, M.D., M.S et al Background: This study describes anesthesiologists’ practice improvements undertaken during the first 3 yr of simulation activities for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program. Methods: A stratified sampling of 3 yr (2010–2012) of participants’ practice improvement plans was coded, categorized, and analyzed. Results: Using the sampling […]
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