Author: Rita Astani President—Anesthesia Coronis Health Anesthesia According to a source on the history of idioms, there was a custom in ancient times of pouring a cauldron of boiling water onto unwelcome intruders or enemy soldiers from an upper window or castle wall to encourage their retreat. From at least the 1600s, to be “in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim, Eun-Hee MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1067-1074, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Perioperative respiratory adverse events are common in children. We aimed to evaluate the effect of the transdermal β-2 agonist, tulobuterol, compared with that of placebo on the incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy. METHODS: In this […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lee, Donaldson C. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(3):p 665-675, September 2023. BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prophylaxis is consistently considered a key indicator of anesthesia care quality. PONV may disproportionately impact disadvantaged patients. The primary objectives of this study were to examine the associations between sociodemographic factors and the incidence of PONV […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Dulko, Elzbieta MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(1):p 209-220, July 2023. BACKGROUND: We aimed to further validate our previously published animal model for delirium by testing the hypothesis that in aged mice, Anesthesia, Surgery and simulated ICU conditions (ASI) induce sleep fragmentation, electroencephalographic (EEG) slowing, and circadian disarray consistent with intensive care unit (ICU) […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fowler, Cedar MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1122-1132, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Most of the 1.1 million women who deliver by cesarean in the United States each year have an uncomplicated recovery. However, severe pain resistant to standard multimodal therapy within the first days after surgery is associated with an increased risk for […]
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