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DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Alan Nagington et al Eur Spine J. 2023 Jan 21 PURPOSE Clinical guidelines recommend epidural steroid injection (ESI) as a treatment option for severe disc-related sciatica, but there is considerable uncertainty about its effectiveness. Currently, we know very little about factors that might be associated with good or poor outcomes from […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, e2–e3. Since the advent of spell checkers on word processing platforms, humans have been using computers to help craft our works of writing. I am writing this introduction using a voice dictation program to transfer my words into text. As the text […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Jan 20, 2023 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with higher survival rate than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among patients presenting with multivessel coronary artery disease, according to new findings to be presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in San Diego. “The findings of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ramona Nicolau-Raducu, MD, PhD et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 31. Abdominal organ transplantation has witnessed sustained growth over the past three decades. With the advent of machine preservation and xenotransplantation on the horizon, anesthesiologists have become increasingly significant members of the transplant team. The critical role of anesthesia, beginning with an initial […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 1–4. Melanoma is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer due to its potential to spread quickly to other parts of the body. Unfortunately, the incidence of melanoma has been on the rise in recent decades, and it is estimated that there […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim, Ji Yeong MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(3):p 597-604, March 2023. BACKGROUND: The pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block was recently suggested as a regional technique for managing acute pain after hip surgery. However, few anatomical studies have confirmed the spread of injectate during the PENG block. This cadaver study aimed to analyze injectate […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Laryngeal dysfunction was commonly present and was persistent for months after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in non-hospitalised and non-intubated patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology. “Our findings underscore the considerable long-term burden of laryngeal dysfunction in patients after recovery from COVID-19 infection of varying severity. To […]
Read MoreAuthors: Patrick Forrest, MD et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 1–5. Figure: Acceleromyography. Image courtesy of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. Many readers may now be familiar with the new ASA practice guidelines for monitoring and antagonism of neuromuscular blockade that were published this past January (Anesthesiology 2023;138:13-41). For those who are not, this […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael C. Lewis, MD, FASA ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 32. It is with great honor that I have served as President of the Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (SAAAPM) since October 2021. While my assumption of this leadership role was earlier than planned and my term of service is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Scott Segal, MD, MHCM ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, e1. Do words matter? The language with which we refer to our patients can affect the way they feel about themselves, the success with which they are treated and adhere to clinical recommendations, and the way that clinicians make treatment choices. “Person-first language” is a […]
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