AUTHORS: Bose, Somnath MD, MPH, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1115-1121, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Adverse effects of excessive sedation in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients are well described. Although guidelines strongly recommend minimizing sedative use, additional agents are added as infusions, often empirically. The tradeoffs associated with such decisions remain unclear. METHODS: To test […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Xiao, Fei MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia April 03, 2023. BACKGROUND: The dural puncture epidural (DPE) and the programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) techniques are recent innovations for labor analgesia. The optimal volume of PIEB during traditional epidural analgesia has been investigated previously but it is unknown whether these findings are applicable to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Siddiqui, Shahla MBBS, MS, FCCM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 375-382, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Increased burnout and decreased professional fulfillment among intensive care physicians is partly due to intensive care unit (ICU) workload. Although the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic increased ICU workload, it also may have increased feelings of personal fulfillment due to positive public […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Li, Xiaoyun MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia April 03, 2023. BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the preventive and therapeutic efficacy of modified manual chest compression (MMCC), a novel noninvasive and device-independent method, in reducing oxygen desaturation events in patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy under deep sedation. METHODS: A total of 584 outpatients who […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Aceto, Paola et al European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care 2(2):p e0019, April 2023. Abstract Steep and reverse Trendelenburg positions are often used in robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) to improve surgical access. The elderly are particularly vulnerable to the cardiovascular effect of the combination of pneumoperitoneum and these extreme positions. Falls in both cardiac output […]
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