Author: Alicia Ault Medscape Anesthesiology A single course of treatment with emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) was associated with a significantly greater reduction in chronic pain severity than cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), the current psychotherapeutic gold standard, a new study suggested. Two thirds of the patients who received EAET reported at least a 30% reduction […]
Read MoreAuthor: Beatrice Beck-Schimmer Anesthesiology July 2024, Vol. 141, A13–A15. Individualized treatment effects of oxygen targets in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults. JAMA 2024; 331:1195–204. PMID: 38501205. Based on data from randomized trials, no oxygenation targets are known to affect patient outcome. Also, oxygenation targets specific to a patient’s characteristics have not been reported. This study was […]
Read MoreAuthors: Seyed A. Safavynia, MD, PhD; Shobana Rajan, MD, FASA ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 28–29. Electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring has become increasingly commonplace in the anesthesiologist’s practice since the Bispectral IndexTM (BISTM) Monitor (Medtronic) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996 for monitoring anesthetic depth. Today, several other intraoperative EEG devices exist, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shan-Shan Xu, M.D.; Linlin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.; Jian-Xin Zhou, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology July 2024, Vol. 141, 196–197. In Reply: WE would like to thank Yamazaki and Hosokawa for their interest in our article. The authors highlight four concerns about using the Swallowing, Tongue protrusion, Airway protection reflected by spontaneous and suctioning cough, and Glasgow coma scale Evaluation (STAGE) […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yukiko Yamazaki, M.D.; Koji Hosokawa, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology July 2024, Vol. 141, 195–196. To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Xu et al. that discusses how the Swallowing, Tongue protrusion, Airway protection reflected by spontaneous and suctioning cough, and Glasgow coma scale Evaluation (STAGE) score of neurologic patients may predict the success of […]
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