AUTHORS: Liu, Jia MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 02, 2022. BACKGROUND: The Dual Pathway for Certification in Pediatrics and Anesthesiology was created in 2011 to develop leaders in caring for children with complex medical and surgical conditions. While existing dual-trained practitioners report continued practice in both pediatric anesthesiology (PA) and pediatric critical care […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Di Qiu, Xing-Ming Wang, Jin-Jin Yang, Sai Chen JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Dec 1; 5(12): e2244514 IMPORTANCE Postoperative sleep disturbance (PSD) is common in patients after surgery. OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of intraoperative esketamine infusion on the incidence of PSD in patients who underwent gynecological laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Krom, Russell J. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(3):p 518-523, March 2023. BACKGROUND: Hyperfibrinolysis is a possible complication during liver transplantation, particularly immediately after reperfusion. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study to examine the incidence, treatment, and resolution of postreperfusion hyperfibrinolysis in patients undergoing liver transplantation at Duke University Hospital from 2015 to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kwon, Hyun-Jung MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 365-372, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Although the ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block (RSB) is usually regarded as an easy and safe procedure in clinical settings, there is currently no report on complications incidence. Therefore, the present study investigated complications in a large cohort and described the technical considerations […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Feng, Yan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 01, 2022. BACKGROUND: Etomidate-induced myoclonus, a seizure-like movement, is of interest to anesthetists. However, its origin in the brain and its underlying mechanism remain unclear. METHODS: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized with etomidate, propofol, or lidocaine plus etomidate. We assessed the incidence of myoclonus, […]
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