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Authors: Charles B. Berde, M.D., Ph.D.; Michael J. Cunningham, M.D. Anesthesiology September 2024, Vol. 141, 425–427. Tonsillectomy is among the most common of pediatric operations. In this issue of Anesthesiology, Einhorn et al. report on a prospective controlled trial of single-dose intravenous methadone administered intraoperatively to children and adolescents ages 3 to 17 yr undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or […]
Read MoreAuthor: Richard Novak, MD The Anesthesia Consultant Miller 2 Direct Laryngoscope Video Laryngoscope When it’s time to insert an endotracheal tube, for decades anesthesiologists have utilized a direct laryngoscope. Direct laryngoscopy (DL) is a difficult skill to acquire, but all anesthesiologists become masters of it. Enter the video camera, which changed surgical practice. Open […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mo Azam, MD, MBA, FASA ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 18–19. In 1988, there were 11 anesthesiologists providing services to three facilities in the Florida Hospital system in Orlando. A physician could apply for privileges at the hospital, interview with leaders of the independent medical staff, provide services as an individual, and commit […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology September 2024, Vol. 141, A13–A15. Synapse-specific trapping of SNARE machinery proteins in the anesthetized Drosophila brain. J Neurosci 2024; 44:e0588232024. PMID: 38749704. The neuronal mechanisms of general anesthetics are attributed to multiple cellular targets including postsynaptic potentiation of inhibitory ion channels and the inhibition of neurotransmitter release by interference with proteins involved in exocytosis; however, variation may […]
Read MoreAuthors: Romy Yun, M.D.; Thomas J. Caruso, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology August 2024. Children experience heightened anxiety and fear in the hospital. Perioperatively, these feelings are amplified by a loss of control and separation from their caregivers. Due to the high incidence of needle-phobia in two-thirds of the pediatric population, most children undergo inhalation induction when presenting […]
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