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Authors: Young-Eun Jang, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 7 2020, Vol.133, 53-63. Background: Pediatric radial artery cannulation is challenging because of the small vessel size. Nitroglycerin is a potent vasodilator and facilitates radial artery cannulation by increasing the internal diameter and preventing the vasospasm in adult patients. The authors hypothesize that subcutaneous nitroglycerin injection will improve the success […]
Read MoreBy Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH All patients are vulnerable during the immediate post-anesthetic recovery period. The occurrence of functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD) is a rare manifestation during this period. FNSD includes neurological symptoms that are not consistently explained by neurological or medical conditions. This diagnosis should be considered after excluding life-threatening causes and when […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lee A. Fleisher, M.D. et al NEJM Catalyst Summary The Covid-19 pandemic is a source of anxiety for many clinicians. We studied the factors most related to front-line providers’ anxiety, and thereby developed effective responses, by surveying the clinical members of our department to better understand the effect of providing care during the pandemic […]
Read MoreDG Alert Researchers trying to understand why females infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have lower mortality and better outcomes than males, analysed how biological sex differences may contribute to male-biased death in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Their findings, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, suggest that anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and estradiol (E2) were […]
Read MoreDG Alerts A case of COVID-19 in a pregnant patient with severe respiratory compromise, whose clinical status significantly improved after caesarean delivery was described in BMJ Case Reports. A 35-year-old gravida 10 para 7 at 29 3/7 weeks gestation presented to the labour and delivery unit with a 2-week history of cough and fever. The patient […]
Read MoreAuthors: David O. Warner, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2020, Vol.133, 342-349. Background: Substance use disorder among physicians can expose both physicians and their patients to significant risk. Data regarding the epidemiology and outcomes of physician substance use disorder are scarce but could guide policy formulation and individual treatment decisions. This article describes the incidence and outcomes […]
Read Moreby Nationwide Children’s Hospital Medical X press In a new study, published in Pediatrics, researchers have shown that being African American was strongly associated with a higher risk of postoperative complications and mortality among apparently healthy children. In fact, compared to their white peers, apparently healthy children who were African American were nearly 3.5 times more likely […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ken Alltucker USA TODAY A new blood test detected Alzheimer’s disease as accurately as expensive brain scans or spinal taps, raising the possibility for a new, inexpensive option to diagnose the most common form of dementia, researchers said. Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Tuesday presented the results of multiple studies of whether […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Nearly eight months into 2020, COVID-19 continues to disrupt healthcare in the United States. A new analysis in JAMA Cardiology explored the pandemic’s impact on heart transplant trends, with the authors focusing on data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). “Transplant programs have been challenged with balancing patient and […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Findings from a study in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis dispute the currently adopted strategy of giving weight-adjusted doses of anticoagulants to non-critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the absence of thromboembolic complications. Researchers led by Raffaele Pesavento, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, noted that “the increasing awareness that low-dose […]
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