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AUTHORS: Richards, Justin, E., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 904–910 BACKGROUND: Early hyperglycemia is associated with multiple organ failure (MOF) after traumatic injury; however, few studies have considered the contribution of depth of clinical shock. We hypothesize that when considered simultaneously, glucose and lactate are associated […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kalasbail, Prathima, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 4 – p 1190–1195 BACKGROUND: The Esophageal Cooling Device circulates warm or cool water through an esophageal heat exchanger, but warming and cooling efficacy in patients remains unknown. We therefore determined heat exchange rates during warming and cooling. METHODS: Nineteen patients completed the […]
Read MoreIndividuals born between 1947 and 1964 have a significantly increased risk for prescription opioid overdose death and heroin overdose death, and those born from 1979 to 1992 also have an increased risk for heroin overdose death, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Public Health. Xiwen Huang, MPH, from Columbia University in […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. An estimated 20% of deaths among U.S. adults aged 25 to 34 years are related to opioid use, according to an analysis in JAMA Network Open. Researchers examined trends in opioid-related deaths using death certificates from 2001 to 2016. Among their findings: […]
Read MoreA new model of the EnsoETM, capable of enteral fluid administration while also managing body temperature through a patient’s core, was granted 510(K) clearance from the FDA, according to a release from Attune Medical. The new model will provide food, medication, and warming or cooling to a patient through the esophagus in conjunction with the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Samalavicius, Robertas, Stasys, MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 776–784 BACKGROUND: Transapical implantation of artificial chordae using the NeoChord system (NeoChord Inc, Minneapolis, MN) is an emerging beating-heart technique for correction of mitral regurgitation (MR) through a minimally invasive left minithoracotomy. The purpose of the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yoshitani, Kenji, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 763–768 BACKGROUND: Spinal cord ischemic injury is the most devastating sequela of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) have been used to intraoperatively assess motor tract function, but it remains unclear whether MEP monitoring can decrease […]
Read MoreDavid, a 38-year-old father of four and five-year survivor of fungal meningitis, experiences the long-term effects of contaminated epidural injections that have left him with headaches, visual disturbances, tinnitus, adhesive arachnoiditis and fibromyalgia. His story exemplifies the gap between state and federal health care laws and treatment protocols for those with chronic pain requiring high-dose […]
Read MoreWhat is happening to our country? I can’t believe this. Author: BOBBY ALLYN Patients sitting in emergency rooms, at chiropractors’ offices and at pain clinics in the Philadelphia area may start noticing on their phones the kind of messages typically seen along highway billboards and public transit: personal injury law firms looking for business by casting […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alicia Gallegos FROM ANNALS OF SURGERY Publish date: May 25, 2018 A study suggests that delirium in older adults is a postoperative variable that should be included in surgical quality registries, outcome measures, and assessment of hospital performance. Lead author Julia R. Berian, MD, of the University of Chicago Medical Center and her colleagues wrote, “Postoperative delirium has been associated […]
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