Authors: Girnius, Andrea MD; Crowe, John MD; Josephs, Sean A MD Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. Metrics We appreciate the interest in our study expressed by Dr Xu, Ms Sivarajasingam, and Dr Patil in their thoughtful letter. Performance improvement work always benefits from the exchange of ideas from different centers and practice environments. We are […]
Read MoreAuthors: Xu, Allan MBBS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. To the Editor We read with great interest the recently published article “Preoperative Multidisciplinary Team Huddle Improves Communication and Safety for Unscheduled Cesarean Deliveries: A System Redesign Using Improvement Science” by Girnius et al. Their intervention of introducing a bedside team huddle aimed to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gurkan, Yavuz et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. To the Editor Ultrasound-guided interscalene block (ISB) is the gold standard for anesthesia and analgesia for shoulder surgery. After emerging from the cervical roots, the brachial plexus (BP) lies between the anterior and middle scalene muscles, and this space is called the interscalene space. It […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ishii Y, Yoshida T, Sato H, et al. Cureus 17(1): e78110. January 2025 Abstract General anesthesia for patients with poor pulmonary function is a risk factor for perioperative pulmonary complications, and it should be avoided as much as possible, depending on the specifics of each case. Herein, anesthetic management for partial mastectomy in a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Markham, Travis MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(2):p 280-289, February 2025. BACKGROUND: The difficult airway is frequently encountered across many scenarios. The extreme form is a “cannot intubate and cannot oxygenate” scenario, which lacks a reliable rescue technique. Previous case reports or studies with small sample sizes indicate the feasibility and efficiency of an […]
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