Authors: Mark I. Zakowski, M.D. et al Anesthesiology June 2024, Vol. 140, 1236–1237. To the Editor: The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA; Schaumburg, Illinois) House of Delegates recently approved the “Statement on Pain during Cesarean Delivery” from the Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia advising all practitioners on the pervasive problem of failure to achieve pain-free cesarean delivery. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bingcheng Zhao, MD et al Anesthesiology May 2024. Background Patients undergoing noncardiac surgery have varying risk of cardiovascular complications. This study evaluated preoperative N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T to enhance cardiovascular events prediction for major noncardiac surgery. Methods This prospective cohort study included adult patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hong Yu, M.D. et al Anesthesiology June 2024, Vol. 140, 1201–1202. Figure 1 depicts the user interface of the National Remote Emergency System for Malignant Hyperthermia for dantrolene mobilization in China. In National Remote Emergency System for Malignant Hyperthermia, dantrolene can be mobilized in three steps: (1) calculating the minimum dantrolene vials needed; (2) identifying […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhD et al Anesthesiology May 2024. Background Observational studies of anesthetic neurotoxicity may be biased because children requiring anesthesia commonly have medical conditions associated with neurobehavioral problems. This study takes advantage of a natural experiment associated with appendicitis, in order to determine if anesthesia and surgery in childhood were specifically […]
Read MoreAuthors: David J. Douin, M.D.; Ana Fernandez-Bustamante, M.D., Ph.D., FASA. Anesthesiology June 2024, Vol. 140, 1238–1239. In Reply: We are grateful to Drs. Kowalczyk and Farber for their thorough review and insightful response to our recent clinical focused review of the administration of fibrinogen to mitigate endothelial dysfunction after acute traumatic injury. We appreciate their constructive critique regarding […]
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