Author: ELAINE C. TIMM, MD KevinMD.com As a primary care provider (PCP) specializing in headaches and migraine, I cannot stress enough the important role of PCPs in diagnosing and treating migraine disease. Almost 40 million Americans and over a billion people worldwide live with migraine and the significant burden that comes with the disease. Migraine […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fehrlin, Eloy S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(3):p 656-664, September 2023. BACKGROUND: Other than clinical observation of a patient’s vegetative response to nociception, monitoring the hypnotic component of general anesthesia (GA) and unconsciousness relies on electroencephalography (EEG)-based indices. These indices exclusively based on frontal EEG activity neglect an important observation. One of the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Blank, Michael Cand.Med et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(3):p 618-628, September 2023. BACKGROUND: The recommendation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients 65 to 80 years of age is equivocal, leaving patients with a difficult decision. We evaluated whether TAVR compared to SAVR is associated with reduced odds […]
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: S P S, Aswin Ram MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(3):p 638-647, September 2023. BACKGROUND: Submental intubation performed using the classical Altemir’s technique is a well-accepted, safe technique for providing optimal operating field to the maxillofacial surgeon, in cases where either nasotracheal or orotracheal intubation is impossible. We propose a new, percutaneous Seldinger’s technique […]
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