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AUTHORS: Cadd, Matthew MRCP et al Anesthesia & Analgesia May 11, 2023. BACKGROUND: Pruritus is a frequently reported and unpleasant side effect following intrathecal opioid use with frequency further increased among parturients. We have performed a systematic review to assess the overall efficacy of ondansetron for the prevention of pruritus in patients receiving intrathecal opioid […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Guo, Xingzhi MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(4):p 896-905, October 2023. BACKGROUND: Observational studies have suggested an intricate relationship among chronic pain (CP), use of analgesics, and cognitive status, but it remains unclear whether these associations are of a causal nature. METHODS: To investigate the causal relationship among them, summary statistics of 9 […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ma, Yulong MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia May 04, 2023. BACKGROUND: In the past 20 years, anesthesiology has become one of the most advanced specialties and has undergone rapid development. However, public awareness regarding anesthesiology and anesthesiologists is limited, especially in developing countries. It is important for anesthesiologists to make the public […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sadjadi, Mahan MD et a Anesthesia & Analgesia May 09, 2023. BACKGROUND: Sepsis remains the leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients, and mortality is increased when acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline recommends the implementation of supportive measures in patients at high risk for AKI. […]
Read MoreAuthors: S. Mark Poler, MD, FASA, DABA, DABPM(CI) et al ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 19–20. How can large health systems support dispersed and underserved populations in remote, underfunded, and often understaffed rural facilities with obstetric and surgical needs? Rochester, New York, Danville, Pennsylvania, and Marshfield, Wisconsin, are not similar, but the populations supported by […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Rayaz, Hassan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia April 28, 2023. | BACKGROUND: Increasing clinical demands can adversely impact academic advancement, including the ability to deliver lectures and disseminate scholarly work. The virtual lecture platform became mainstream during the height of the coronavirus-19 pandemic. Lessons learned from this period may offer insight into supporting academic […]
Read MoreASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 36. Bloomberg Law features ASA support of Texas federal court surprise billing ruling In August, Bloomberg Law wrote about a statement from ASA, the American College of Radiology, and the American College of Emergency Physicians commending the Texas federal court ruling that the government’s 600% fee increase to access the […]
Read MoreBy J. C. Hallman New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2023. Pages: 417. ISBN-13: 978-1-250-86846-6. Price: $29.99 (Hardcover). Kathryn Elizabeth McGoldrick, M.D., F.C.A.I. (Hon.). Anesthesiology November 2023. Students of anesthesia history are hauntingly familiar with the bone-chilling chronicle of Fanny Burney (1752 to 1840) who endured a mastectomy without anesthesia in 1811, 35 yr before […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Martinez, Thibault MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5):p 842-851, May 2023. BACKGROUND: Traumatic rhabdomyolysis (RM) is common and contributes to the development of medical complications, of which acute renal failure is the best described. Some authors have described an association between elevated aminotransferases and RM, suggesting the possibility of associated liver damage. Our study […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Muldowney, Maeve MB, BCh, BAO et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5):p 927-933, May 2023. BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of death in trauma. In the last 40 years, ultramassive transfusion (UMT; ≥20 units of red blood cells [RBCs]/24 hours) for trauma has been associated with 50% to 80% mortality; the question remains as […]
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