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AUTHORS: Illescas, Alex MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1182-1188, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Surgical patients with preexisting neurological diseases create greater challenges to perioperative management, and choice of anesthetic is often complicated. We investigated neuraxial anesthesia use in total knee and hip arthroplasty (TKA/THA) recipients with multiple sclerosis or myasthenia gravis compared to the general […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bao, Weiwei PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(1):p 87-97, July 2023. BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence has uncovered a vital role of nucleus accumbens (NAc) neurons that express the dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) and its upstream neural circuit in general anesthesia (GA) regulation. However, the underlying downstream neural basis of the modulation of GA emergence by […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Abiomed is recalling all of its left-sided Impella blood pumps. This is a Class I recall, which means using these devices “may cause serious injuries or death.” However, the devices do not need to be returned; the recall is in place to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sarhan, Khaled Abdelfattah MD, DESA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 711-718, April 2023. BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the gastric fluid volume (GFV) in children who fasted 1 versus 2 hours using ultrasound, after ingestion of a defined volume of clear fluid. METHODS: Children scheduled for elective surgery were enrolled in this randomized, […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers who treat chronic pain patients. Author: Adam Rowden MedicalNewsToday COVID-19 and shingles are both viral infections. Though COVID-19 does not cause shingles, there may be a link between the two conditions. COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease that a person can develop if they acquire the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Evidence suggests that people […]
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