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Radius Anesthesia Blog The debate around anesthesia management of lung surgery has made quite a few developments in the past decade. Perioperative pain can be extremely intense for patients undergoing thoracic incisions. Without proper anesthesia, patients may experience difficulties breathing and painful coughing which can lead to adverse outcomes, including chronic post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (Lederman et al., […]
Read MoreAuthors: Philip M. Hartigan, M.D. et al Anesthesiology January 2022, Vol. 136, 104–114. Background Central airway occlusion is a feared complication of general anesthesia in patients with mediastinal masses. Maintenance of spontaneous ventilation and avoiding neuromuscular blockade are recommended to reduce this risk. Physiologic arguments supporting these recommendations are controversial and direct evidence is lacking. The […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Feldman, Jeffrey M. MD, MSE et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 374-381 BACKGROUND: Reducing fresh gas flow when using a circle anesthesia circuit is the most effective strategy for reducing both inhaled anesthetic vapor cost and waste. As fresh gas flow is reduced, the amount of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Park, Sun-Kyung MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 787-795 BACKGROUND: Spinal anesthesia using a surface landmark–guided technique can be challenging in patients with anatomical alterations of the lumbar spine; however, it is unclear whether using ultrasonography can decrease the technical difficulties in these populations. We […]
Read MoreAuthors: Else, Scott D. N. MD*; Kovatsis, Pete G. MD Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 831-840 Abstract Hypoxemia is a common complication in the pediatric operating room during endotracheal intubation and airway procedures and is a precursor to serious adverse events. Small children and infants are at greater […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Kaitlyn L Gamwell, Constance A Mara et al. Clin J Pain. 2021 Dec 20 OBJECTIVE Abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint in youth seeking medical care and can be debilitating. Therefore, it is important to understand the impact of pain on functioning using a clinically sensitive approach. In recent years, […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Rebecca Greenwood, Jennifer Ellison et al. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Dec 21 1-6 PURPOSE To explore the reliability of percentage of Body Weight Support (BWS) needed for maximal pain relief and of pain scores across 12 walking conditions including pre and post-over-ground walking and an unweighting protocol from 0% to 40% BWS […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christine Richardson MedicalNewsToday Causes of breast pain may be cyclical, meaning linked to hormonal changes, or noncyclical, meaning related to a type of injury. Breast cancer is not usually painful, but if a person experiences unexplained breast pain or unusual breast changes, they should consult a doctor. Breast pain, or mastalgia, is not usually […]
Read MoreAuthor: Caitlin Geng MedicalNewsToday Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare nerve disorder that affects the face. It causes sudden and severe pain in the face, which people describe as a shooting, electric shock-like pain in the teeth, jaw, gums, and other areas of the face. Trigeminal neuralgia is also known as tic douloureux. Some describe it […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Kuo-Chuan Hung, Ying-Jen Chang et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Jan; 18(1): 135-147 BACKGROUND The impact of intravenous lidocaine in adults undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgeries (LBS) remains unclear. OBJECTIVES This study aimed at investigating the effect of intravenous lidocaine on postoperative opioid consumption and recovery following LBS. SETTING Meta-analysis. METHODS […]
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