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Authors: Kerckhoffs, Monika C. MD et al Critical Care Medicine: May 2020 – Volume 48 – Issue 5 – p 645-653 Objectives: To develop a consensus framework that can guide the process of decision-making on continuing or limiting life-sustaining treatments in ICU patients, using evidence-based items, supported by caregivers, patients, and surrogate decision makers from multiple countries. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kim Hathaway, MSN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Healthcare Quality and Risk Management Consultant, and Julie Ritzman, MBA, CPHRM, Vice President, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management The Doctors Company Restarting elective surgeries and procedures after suspension during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a great deal of planning and consideration of many factors, including those related […]
Read MoreUniversity of Virginia Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus, a top exercise researcher reports. He is urging people to exercise based on his findings, which also suggest a potential treatment approach. A review by Zhen Yan, Ph.D., of the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bubenek-Turconi, Şerban Ion MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 696-703 BACKGROUND: Consecutive fluid challenges (FCs) are frequently administered to maximize the stroke volume (SV) as part of a goal-directed therapy (GDT) strategy. However, fluid administration may also cause acute hemodilution that might lead to an […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Moore, Laurel E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 673-684 BACKGROUND: Mechanisms of postoperative stroke are poorly understood, particularly for strokes occurring after uneventful emergence from anesthesia. We sought to create a model to study retrospectively the timing and associations for stroke in a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fielding-Singh, Vikram MD, JD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 627-634 BACKGROUND: A new billable code for intraoperative cardiac arrest was introduced with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, classification system. Using a national administrative database, we performed a retrospective analysis of intraoperative cardiac arrest in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bruce Buckley Anesthesiology News Five medications used to sedate or immobilize intubated COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation were cited most often by U.S. hospital pharmacy leaders as being in critically short supply, according to ASHP’s latest survey on the status of hospital and health-system pharmacy resources during the pandemic. The five IV drugs—cisatracurium, fentanyl, […]
Read MorePatients who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease, have higher perioperative morbidity and mortality.(1-3) Unexpected progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiac injury, kidney failure and even deaths has been observed in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 who have undergone surgical procedures.(1,4) Additionally, aerosolizing procedures place operating room staff at greater risk of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Eckerdal, Patricia PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 615-624 BACKGROUND: Severe pain has been linked to depression, which raises the question of whether epidural analgesia (EDA) during childbirth is associated with a reduced risk of postpartum depression (PPD). This association has been explored previously, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: O’Gara, Brian P. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 586-595 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) are common after cardiac surgery and contribute to an increased risk of postoperative complications, longer length of stay, and increased hospital mortality. Cognitive training (CT) […]
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