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Authors: Lisa Q. Rong, MD et al Anesthesiology August 2023. Background Detailed understanding of the association between intraoperative left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is lacking. In this post-hoc analysis of the PALACS (Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery) trial, we […]
Read MoreAuthors: Annalisa Boscolo, MD, PhD et al Anesthesiology August 2023. Background Diaphragm dysfunction and its effects on outcomes of ventilator weaning have been evaluated in mixed critical care populations using diaphragm thickening fraction (TFdi; the ratio of the difference between ultrasound diaphragm thickness at end-inspiration and end-expiration to diaphragm thickness at end-expiration) or neuro-ventilatory efficiency […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jeffrey Bettinger PharmD Practical Pain Manage. 2023 July August 23(4). An examination of the pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of the anesthetic ketamine and its range of effects, from treating chronic pain to managing depression. The successful and effective use of ketamine to induce anesthesia in human subjects was first described in a 1966 clinical study […]
Read MoreAuthor: Adam Striker, MD, FASA ASA Monitor August 2023, Vol. 87, 28. As our specialty continues to face aggressive challenges, it’s never been more important to advocate for, and increase awareness of, the role anesthesiologists play as expert physicians in the care of patients before, during, and after surgery, as well as in the ICU and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jeffrey J. Bettinger, PharmD Practical Pain Management Volume 23 Issue 4 The successful and effective use of ketamine to induce anesthesia in human subjects was first described in a 1966 clinical study by Corssen and Domino.1 At the time, it was a chemical labeled CI-581. The phencyclidine derivative was approved for anesthesia four years later […]
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