Authors: Nir Hoftman, M.D.; Soban Umar, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology February 2023. To the Editor: We read with great interest the review paper by Walsh et al. published recently in Anesthesiology, which concluded that utilizing low tidal volume settings in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) intensive care unit (ICU) or thoracic surgery patients did not change clinical outcomes. Although the Acute […]
Read MoreAuthors: Spencer P. Walsh, M.D.; David Shaz, M.D.; David Amar, M.D. Anesthesiology February 2023. In Reply: We thank Dr. Hoftman and Dr. Umar for their comments and their interest in our focused review. In their letter to the editor, they refer to their interesting work on the utility of vital capacity to estimate tidal volume in contrast […]
Read MoreAuthors: Pieter Simons, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2023, Vol. 138, 249–263. Background Oliceridine is a G protein–biased µ-opioid, a drug class that is associated with less respiratory depression than nonbiased opioids, such as morphine. The authors quantified the respiratory effects of oliceridine and morphine in elderly volunteers. The authors hypothesized that these opioids differ in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hyunyoung Joo, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2023, Vol. 138, 241–248. Background Electromyography has advantages over mechanomyography and acceleromyography. Previously, agreement of the train-of-four counts between acceleromyography and electromyography was found to be fair. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement of posttetanic count including agreement of neuromuscular blockade status (intense block, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Avery Hurt Practical Pain Management Vol 23 Issue 1 Feb 2023 Despite an alarming increase in opioid addiction over the past decade, access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is still limited. Medications including methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine have proved beneficial for OUD treatment, however, fewer than 30% of people who need treatment […]
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