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Authors: Angela K.M. Lipshutz et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(93) Background: Learning from adverse events and near misses may reduce the incidence of preventable errors. Current literature on adverse events and near misses in the ICU focuses on errors reported by nurses and intensivists. ICU near misses identified by anesthesia providers may reveal critical events, causal mechanisms and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ana Fernandez-Bustamante et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(56) Abstract The perioperative use and relevance of protective ventilation in surgical patients is being increasingly recognized. Obesity poses particular challenges to adequate mechanical ventilation in addition to surgical constraints, primarily by restricted lung mechanics due to excessive adiposity, frequent respiratory comorbidities (i.e. sleep apnea, asthma), and concerns of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Huanwei Jiang et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(94) Background: We herein provide an analysis of lumbar epidural catheterization, which outlines a detailed anatomical description of the epidural anatomy, and may improve the success rate of neuraxial cannulation. Methods: Lumbar epidural catheters were placed in 50 adult embalmed cadavers. After catheterization, the lumbar dura and connecting structures between the […]
Read MoreHigh opioid exposure is a prognostic factor for shorter overall survival, according to a study presented here at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium. The study involved patients with stage IV non-hematologic malignancies. For these and other patients with advanced cancer, pain is a challenging problem. “Opioids are […]
Read MoreThe opioid tramadol is an effective analgesic for patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis, according to the results of a prospective study presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). “Tramadol…can provide significant reduction in abdominal pain and tenderness without altering the diagnostic confidence of the surgeon…in patients with suspected […]
Read MoreJ Clin Anesth, 2015 Sep 28. Authors: Pakpirom J et al OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the length of postanesthetic care unit (PACU) stay and recovery profiles of elderly patients after general anesthesia between sevoflurane and desflurane. DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial. SETTING: Tertiary care hospital, university hospital. PATIENTS: Eighty elderly patients […]
Read MoreAuthors: Moore RA et al BACKGROUND: This is an updated version of the original Cochrane overview published in Issue 9, 2011. That overview considered both efficacy and adverse events, but adverse events are now dealt with in a separate overview.Thirty-nine Cochrane reviews of randomised trials have examined the analgesic efficacy of individual drug interventions in […]
Read MoreJ Clin Anesth, 2015 Sep 28. Authors: Kim HY et al STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare analgesic efficacy of ultrasound (US) guidance alone and US guidance combined with nerve stimulation (NS) for continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). DESIGN: Prospective, randomized double-blind trial. SETTING: Postanesthesia care unit and general ward. PATIENTS: Fifty […]
Read MoreClinicians seeking greater understanding of the neural activity behind pain can turn to the results of a University of Western Ontario study, which identified variations in neural activity associated with pain processing between control and neuropathic pain groups. These differences in signal activity—particularly in regions critical to endogenous analgesia—may represent a key step in elucidating […]
Read MorePeter J. Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC Director of Critical Care Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York Editorial Advisory Board Member Anesthesiology News Keith M. Franklin, MD Department of Anesthesiology University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York Systemic hypertension is an extremely […]
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