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A free gaming application downloaded to mobile devices allows anesthesiologists to try their skills at a variety of airway procedures, without needing hardware. Airway EX from Level EX Inc, is a comprehensive, interactive, virtual patient airway simulator of rare and/or difficult cases such as fiberoptic laryngoscopy, a burned airway (featuring a firefighter) and selected tumors. […]
Read MoreCertain antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs are among medications that effectively treat diabetic nerve pain, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. “Providing pain relief for neuropathy is crucial to managing this complicated disease,” said Julie Waldfogel, PharmD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. “Unfortunately, more research is still needed, as the current treatments have […]
Read MoreThe participants were trained in the use of the device, involving an armband of electrodes placed on the upper arm coordinated through a customized cell phone app for self-reporting of responses. Remote electrical stimulation (RES) is an effective, noninvasive, nonpharmacologic alternative treatment to traditional medications for acute migraine, according to results of a clinical study […]
Read MoreNSAIDs may not “provide clinically important effects for spinal pain over placebo.” Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might not be ideal analgesics for treating spinal-related pain, including neck and lower back pain, as indicated by results from a recent meta-analysis published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.1 Although several clinical guidelines recommend using NSAIDs as a second-line […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Voepel-Lewis, Terri PhD, RN et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1594–1602 BACKGROUND: Preoperative pain predicts persistent pain after spine fusion, yet little is understood about the nature of that pain, related symptoms, and how these symptoms relate to postoperative pain outcomes. This prospective study examined children’s […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Wong, Jean MD, FRCPC et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: Post Author Corrections: March 17, 2017 BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of perioperative interventions to quit smoking with varenicline has not been compared with brief interventions. Our objective was to determine the efficacy of a comprehensive smoking cessation program versus a brief intervention for smoking cessation. METHODS: In […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ellis, Margaret K. Menzel MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 58–65 BACKGROUND: Economic, personnel, and procedural challenges often complicate and interfere with efficient and safe perioperative care of patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). In the context of a process improvement initiative, we created […]
Read MoreTAILORED DOSING BASED ON DEPTH OF NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCK (NMB) BRIDION® (sugammadex) Injection 100 mg/mL (equivalent to 108.8 mg/mL sugammadex sodium) can be used to reverse different levels of rocuronium- and vecuronium-induced blockade BRIDION dosing should be based on actual body weight. Indication BRIDION is indicated for the reversal of neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium bromide and […]
Read MoreOn June 28th, the Protecting Access to Care Act passed through the House by a vote of 218-210. The bill was passed chiefly along party lines and establishes provisions governing healthcare lawsuits where coverage for the care was provided or subsidized by the federal government. The bill would impose a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages that could […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lin, Otto S. MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 17, 2017 BACKGROUND: : Computer-assisted propofol sedation (CAPS) is now approved for moderate sedation of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II patients undergoing routine endoscopy. As the first US medical center to adopt CAPS for routine clinical use, we compared patient […]
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