Authors: Kai Kuck, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023, Vol. 138, 462–476. Background There is insufficient prospective evidence regarding the relationship between surgical experience and prolonged opioid use and pain. The authors investigated the association of patient characteristics, surgical procedure, and perioperative anesthetic course with postoperative opioid consumption and pain 3 months postsurgery. The authors hypothesized […]
Read MoreAuthors: Maheshwari, Kamal MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 637-645, April 2023. Abstract The anesthesiologist’s role has expanded beyond the operating room, and anesthesiologist-led care teams can deliver coordinated care that spans the entire surgical experience, from preoperative optimization to long-term recovery of surgical patients. This expanded role can help reduce postoperative morbidity and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sheila R. Barnett, MBBS, BSc, FASA et al ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 19–22. Health equity has been elusive in the field of medicine for centuries. We are all aware of the impact of the social determinants on health equity (see other articles in this Monitor supplement). These social determinants of health are based on the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heidi Splete Practical Pain Management March 2023 Geriatric patients with frailty and cognitive impairment showed clinically meaningful improvement in pain after attending specialized pain clinics for older adults. Visits to pain clinics specifically designed for older adults were associated with improvements in pain and pain interference, based on data from 67 pain service centers […]
Read MoreAuthors: Nicola Disma et al Pediatric Anesthesia Volume 33 Issue 2 March 2023 Pages 236-242 Introduction Dexmedetomidine is the sedative agent administered in combination with remifentanil and low dose of sevoflurane in the interventional arm of the ongoing TREX trial (Trial Remifentanil DExmedetomidine). The TREX pilot study (published in Paediatr Anaesth 2019;29:59–67) established infusion rates higher than […]
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