Radius Anesthesia blog Anesthesia is an important part of many medical procedures, especially surgery. While most uses of anesthesia remain uneventful, accidents or mistakes may occur in rare cases, ranging from failing to understand a patient’s medical history to improperly administering anesthesia during a procedure 1. These can result in a wide range of injuries 2. Unintended injuries […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kelly E Michaelsen, MD PhD et al Anesthesiology April 2023. Background Mechanomyography is the traditional gold standard research technique for quantitative assessment of neuromuscular blockade. Mechanomyography directly measures the isometric force generated by the thumb in response to ulnar nerve stimulation. Researchers must construct their own mechanomyographs since commercial instruments are no longer available. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bettinger J et al Pract Pain Manage. 2023 MayJune:23(2). In this series of analyses, we have broken down the various aspects of the newly released revisions to the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain to help clinicians, patients, and caretakers alike understand their nuances and to provide expert review of their applicability, potential […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Carella, Michele MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 132(2):p 500-511, February 2021. BACKGROUND: The anesthetic management of supratentorial craniotomy (CR) necessitates tight intraoperative hemodynamic control. This type of surgery may also be associated with substantial postoperative pain. We aimed at evaluating the influence of regional scalp block (SB) on hemodynamic stability during the noxious events […]
Read MoreAuthors: Christian Mpody, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. et al Anesthesiology April 2023. To the Editor: Although pharmaceutical costs account for approximately 15% of the overall cost of anesthetic care, these expenses are frequently assumed to be due to the choice of anesthetic technique (general vs. regional) or the choice of medications used for anesthetic care. Seldom […]
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