J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Oct 13:1-7. Authors: Lu CH et al OBJECT Anesthesia techniques can contribute to the reduction of anesthesia-controlled time and may therefore improve operating room efficiency. However, little is known about the difference in anesthesia-controlled time between propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and desflurane (DES) anesthesia techniques for prolonged lumbar spine surgery under […]
Read MoreIsocapnia can be maintained during hyperventilation by administering carbon dioxide (CO2) through a modern anesthesia circuit without disconnecting it, a study has found. The study, performed by a team of anesthesiologists from the Institute for Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, at Gothenburg University in Sweden, used a mechanical lung model set to 50 mL/cm H2O and […]
Read MoreConsider administering a single-shot interscalene nerve block following shoulder surgery, which provides an excellent quality of recovery when combined with multimodal oral analgesia. Researchers in the United Kingdom, using the recently developed Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) score, found that those receiving the nerve block were functioning at or slightly above preoperative levels at 24 and […]
Read MoreHarendra Arora, MD Professor, Anesthesiology Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Section Head, Vascular and Transplant Anesthesia UNC School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina The use of anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents has been increasing, primarily as a result of improved life expectancy, the aging population, prevalence of cardiovascular disease, […]
Read MoreAdductor canal catheters provide better pain control on postoperative day 1 prior to, during, and after patients’ first physical therapy session following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), compared with intra-articular catheters, according to a study presented here at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Furthermore, adductor canal catheters significantly […]
Read MoreElective induction of labor in first-time mothers with an unfavorable cervix increased the rate of cesarean deliveries compared with women who received expectant management in a randomized clinical trial, but the differences were not statistically significant. Although retrospective studies comparing elective induction with expectant management do not show an increased risk for cesarean delivery, and […]
Read MoreClin Otolaryngol. 2015 Oct 30. Authors: Syed MI et al 1 OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the efficacy of a new analgesic regimen introduced in children undergoing (adeno)tonsillectomy in view of the ban on codeine use in children <12 years by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). DESIGN: Prospective pilot […]
Read MoreAdductor canal catheters provide better pain control on postoperative day 1 prior to, during, and after patients’ first physical therapy session following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), compared with intra-articular catheters, according to a study presented here at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Furthermore, adductor canal catheters significantly […]
Read MoreAdding dexmedetomidine to fentanyl-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia reduces the frequency and severity of postoperative nausea in highly susceptible patients, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In the prospective, randomised, double-blind study, Young ran Kang, MD, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South […]
Read MoreA low concentration of desflurane is as useful as propofol for oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). The concurrent use of inhalational anaesthetics with opioids significantly lowers the concentration required to achieve […]
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