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Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015- Volume 121-Issue 2- p440-448 Authors: Mort, Thomas C. M.D. et al BACKGROUND: Tracheal tube exchange is a simple concept but not a simple procedure because hypoxemia, esophageal intubation, and loss of airway may occur with life-threatening ramifications. Combining laryngoscopy with an airway exchange catheter (AEC) may lessen the exchange risk. […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: June 2015 Authors: Fouladpour, Nick MD et al BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in patients undergoing surgery. OSA, known or suspected, has been associated with significant perioperative adverse events, including severe neurologic injury and death. This study was undertaken to assess the legal consequences associated with poor outcomes related to […]
Read MoreAllan F. Simpao, MD 2015 Annual Meeting Program Chair, Society for Technology in Anesthesia Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jorge A. Galvez, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School […]
Read MoreIn the 2 years after publication of national guidelines on tonsillectomy quality of care, there were favorable changes in medication use among children undergoing this operation, according to a retrospective cohort study published June 22 in Pediatrics. However, the proportion of children returning to the hospital because of complications increased. Investigators assessed the effect of the 2011 […]
Read MoreIt is unlikely that birth by cesarean delivery is a causal risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study by researchers in Cork, Ireland, who have examined this issue previously. In a meta-analytic review of relevant studies published last year in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, they found that birth by […]
Read MorePatients who complain of restless leg syndrome (RLS) often have pain as one of the common symptoms of the disorder and they often seek medical treatment for relief of that pain, researchers reported here at SLEEP 2015, the 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). About 58% of adult patients were responders […]
Read MoreA randomised study presented here on June 20 at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) suggests that dextrose can be used in paediatric patients to decrease postoperative vomiting (POV). POV is common in children and often may lead to hospital admissions, said Kelly Anne Fedoruk, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of […]
Read MoreJust like in the operating room (OR), patient handoffs in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) are commonly derailed by communication distractions, which put patients’ safety at risk, according to investigators at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) in Camden, N.J. “We had previously looked into barriers to handoff communication in our hospital’s operating […]
Read MorePatients administered regional anesthesia for hip fracture surgery are significantly more likely to experience complications than those who received general anesthesia, a study has found. The 7,764-patient review of information from the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database yielded an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.43 for minor complications and […]
Read MoreMigraine associated with concussion appears to be more prevalent among young athletes than is currently appreciated, two new studies suggest. In a survey of 74 high school football players, a third each reported having a history of previous concussion and of migraine. In the other study, an examination of 25 children and adolescents with sports-related […]
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