Authors: Charles Tacquard, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023. In Reply: We thank the authors of the four letters to the editor for their interest in our work regarding our article and would like to respond to them as follows. Valach et al. suggest intramuscular epinephrine should be used as first-line treatment in perioperative anaphylaxis. We disagree with […]
Read MoreAuthors: Vivek Arora, M.B.B.S., M.D.; Alex Lee, M.D. Anesthesiology May 2023. To the Editor: We read with great interest the clinical focus review titled “Perioperative Anaphylaxis” published by Tacquard et al. in the January 2023 issue of Anesthesiology. The authors’ suggestion in Table 6, “Management Considerations for Perioperative Anaphylaxis,” that sugammadex may be considered as a therapy for rocuronium-induced […]
Read MoreAuthor: Selma H. Calmes, M.D. Anesthesiology May 2023. This interesting and well-written book documents the beginning of modern intensive care, focusing on polio epidemics in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the 1940s through the 1950s. These epidemics left many patients dead from respiratory failure when polio paralyzed the muscles needed for ventilation. Little could be done then […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kathleen Doheny Practical Pain Management June 2023 Clinicians can help patients recognize and cope with migraine triggers, including differentiating them from premonitory symptoms. Individuals with migraine who see a new physician almost always want to talk about their triggers, as Michael Marmura, MD, associate professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gottumukkala, Vijaya MBBS, MD (Anes), FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 628-635, April 2023. With changing global demographics and evolving epidemiological trends, the burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries is increasing at a rapid pace making integration of surgery and anesthesia care—as perioperative care—critical to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for 17 sustainable […]
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