AUTHORS: Beltran, Ralph J. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 5 – p 1041-1047 BACKGROUND: Recent data in adult patients indicate that the use of sugammadex compared to neostigmine for reversal of neuromuscular block (NMB) was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of composite postoperative pulmonary complications. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tung, Avery MD, FCCM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 5 – p 903-910 Now 2 years old, the unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic produced a medical response that was equally unprecedented. Starting with nearly no knowledge about diagnosis, transmission, prevention, treatment, or predictors of outcome, physicians and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bradley, Stephanie MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 5 – p 944-953 BACKGROUND: Cardiac valvular disease affects millions of people worldwide and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Female patients have been shown to experience inferior clinical outcomes after nonvalvular cardiac surgery, but recent data […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Truong, Tien M. PharmD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 5 – p 929-940 BACKGROUND: Pharmacogenomics, which offers a potential means by which to inform prescribing and avoid adverse drug reactions, has gained increasing consideration in other medical settings but has not been broadly evaluated during perioperative care. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Vetter, Thomas R. MD, MPH Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 5 – p 900-902 “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” —Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, known in English as George Santayana (1863–1952), Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist In early January […]
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