AUTHORS: Liu, Tianyu BSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 21, 2020 – Volume – Issue – 10 BACKGROUND: The intraoperative 15° left-tilt position during cesarean delivery has more recently been questioned regarding its effect on fetal acid-base balance and is a frequent source of complaints by surgeons. We hypothesized that a 30° left-tilt position during […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Reeves, J. Jeffery MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 18, 2020 – Volume – Issue – 10 BACKGROUND: Understanding the impact of key metrics on operating room (OR) efficiency is important to optimize utilization and reduce costs, particularly in freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. The aim of this study was to assess the association between […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Philip M Procento, Kevin L Rand et al. J Pain. 2021 Mar 13 The bidirectional relationship between pain and working memory (WM) deficits is well-documented but poorly understood. Pain catastrophizing – exaggerated, negative cognitive and emotional responses toward pain – may contribute to WM deficits by occupying finite, shared cognitive resources. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ing, Caleb MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 22, 2021 – Volume – Issue – 10 BACKGROUND: Exposure to surgery and anesthesia in early childhood has been found to be associated with an increased risk of behavioral deficits. While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against prenatal exposure to anesthetic […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sadhasivam, Senthilkumar MD, MPH, MBA, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 21, 2021 – Volume – Issue – 10. BACKGROUND: Intraoperative methadone, a long-acting opioid, is increasingly used for postoperative analgesia, although the optimal methadone dosing strategy in children is still unknown. The use of a single large dose of intraoperative methadone is controversial […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Richards, Justin E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 30, 2020 – Volume – Issue – 10. BACKGROUND: Hyperglycemia is associated with mortality after trauma; however, few studies have simultaneously investigated the association of depth of shock and acute hyperglycemia. We evaluated lactate, as a surrogate measure for depth of shock, and glucose levels […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Patrocínio, Maria D. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 22, 2021 – Volume – Issue – 10. BACKGROUND: Residual neuromuscular blockade is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative respiratory complications. The REsidual neuromuscular block Prediction Score (REPS) identifies patients at high risk for residual neuromuscular blockade after surgery. METHODS: A total of 101,510 […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Gabriel Ching Ngai Leung, Prudence Wing Hang Cheung et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Mar 6; 22(1): 251 BACKGROUND There are no clear indicators for predicting return to work for patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). We aim to report the outcomes of a 14-week multidisciplinary programme targeting patients with […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Hu, Jie MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 21, 2021 – Volume – Issue – 10 BACKGROUND: Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with a high risk of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI). Due to limitations of current diagnostic strategies, we sought to determine whether free hemoglobin (fHb) ratio (ie, levels […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Safa, Ben MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 4 – p 1129-1137 BACKGROUND: Bupivacaine and ropivacaine are the preferred long-acting local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blocks as they provide prolonged analgesia in the postoperative period. No studies have directly compared the analgesic duration of these commonly used local […]
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