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DG News Spinal anaesthesia was associated with more pain in the first 24 hours after hip fracture surgery and more prescription analgesic use at 60 days compared with general anaesthesia, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “In our study, patients who got spinal anaesthesia did get fewer opioids in the operating […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers who treat pain DG News Arginine administered intravenously resulted in changes in biomarkers that signalled less oxidative stress in patients with sickle cell disease who were hospitalised with vaso-occlusive pain, and arginine also led to a trend in decreased opioid use, according to a study presented at the 64th Annual […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 29. OPIOID CRISIS I have had the privilege of being part of the ASA Monitor Editorial Board for a few years, and one article that has touched my heart is the wrenching story of Dr. Bonnie Milas and her efforts in collaboration with the ASA Committee on […]
Read MoreThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that a crackdown on opioids is harming patients who need them Opioid prescriptions and overdoses quadrupled from 1999 to 2010. Amid criticism that they had over-prescribed opioids, doctors approved 44% fewer opioid prescriptions between 2012 and 2020 The CDC now says that people with intense pain are being […]
Read MoreAuthor: Beth Sissons MedicalNewsToday People with migraine have an increased risk of depression. In addition, depression can also increase the risk of migraine. Although there is no clear explanation for the link between migraine and depression, they may share similar causes. Genetic factors, changes in the brain, and alterations of chemicals in the body can […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Helena Xiang et al Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2022 Dec 12 INTRODUCTION Prolonged QTc interval has been linked to risk of arrhythmias and mortality in the general population. Preoperative electrocardiography (ECG) is often obtained for patient-and procedural cardiovascular risk assessment. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of preoperative […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tung, Avery MD, FCCM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 135(5):p 903-910, November 2022. Drs. Thomas Vetter and Avery Tung discuss the article “The Next Next Wave: How Critical Care Might Learn From COVID in Responding to the Next Pandemic” published in the November 2022 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia. Creator: Anesthesia & Analgesia Editorial Board Now […]
Read MoreASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 17. It is your first day in Guatemala, where you are scheduled to provide anesthesia as part of a medical mission. In checking your anesthesia machine on the first morning, you notice there are no gas cylinders attached to the machine. You are directed to a storage closet with multiple […]
Read MoreAuthors: Anila B Elliott, MD et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Intrahospital transport is a common occurrence for many hospitalized patients. Critically ill children are an especially vulnerable population who experience preventable adverse events at least once a week, on average.1 Transporting these patients throughout the hospital introduces additional hazards and increases the risk of adverse […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tricia A. Meyer et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023 BACKGROUND Administering the wrong medication is one of the most feared complications in any field of medicine. Anesthesia professionals are some of the only providers who prescribe, prepare, and administer their own medications. Therefore, the perceived fear among anesthesia […]
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