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Authors: Katherine T. Forkin, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 1020–1025. Clinicians across the country have experienced a rise in patient requests to avoid blood products from donors vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 (referred hereafter using the more commonly used disease term COVID-19). Patient concerns regarding blood transfusions from donors vaccinated against COVID-19 are often centered […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, A13–A15. Skin antisepsis before surgical fixation of extremity fractures. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:409–20. PMID: 38294973. Article Selection: Martin J. London, M.D. Image: Adobe Stock. Conflicting results have been reported with respect to the type of skin antisepsis used prior to surgical incision to repair limb fractures with regard to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Rosa Maria Lopez-Rincon, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 1016–1017. Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital condition with an incidence of one case for every 65,000 to 200,000 live births with around 250 probably underreported cases described in modern literature. Pentalogy of Cantrell consists of five midline birth defects in their complete […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kunal Panda, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 1026–1042. The incidence of perioperative cardiac arrest is between 4.3 to 5.8 per 10,000 procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) and is more common in high-risk groups such as patients under the age of 1 (35 per 10,000) patients 80 yr or older (10 per 10,000) and […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, A13–A15. Trial of selective early treatment of patent ductus arteriosus with ibuprofen. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:314–25. PMID: 38265644. Article Selection: Martin J. London, M.D. Image: Adobe Stock. The presence of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants beyond 3 days of age, particularly 1.5 mm or larger in diameter, is associated […]
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