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AUTHORS: Udelsman, Brooks V. MD, MHS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 BACKGROUND: High-quality shared decision-making for patients undergoing elective surgical procedures includes eliciting patient goals and treatment preferences. This is particularly important, should complications occur and life-sustaining therapies be considered. Our objective was to determine the preoperative care preferences of older higher-risk patients […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ing, Caleb MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 BACKGROUND: Some recent clinical studies have found that early childhood exposure to anesthesia is associated with increased risks of behavioral deficits and clinical diagnoses of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While diagnoses in claims data may be subject to inaccuracies, pharmacy claims are highly […]
Read MoreMedical News Today Pulled muscles, or strains, are common in the lower back because this area supports the weight of the upper body. Anyone can get a lower back — or lumbar — strain, which can be very painful and make normal movement difficult. In this article, we discuss the symptoms and causes of a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Awad, Hamdy MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 975-982 BACKGROUND: Robotic prostatectomy and robotic hysterectomy require steep Trendelenburg positioning. Many authors documented significant increases in intraocular pressure (IOP) during steep Trendelenburg. However, the long-term biological effect of a significant increase in IOP on the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News In less than four months, research scientists and health professionals have identified a novel coronavirus, sequenced its genome, charted the clinical course of disease it causes, and begun trials for investigational vaccines and treatments. Unfortunately, in that same time span, the virus has infected hundreds of thousands around the world, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Küllmar, Mira MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 910-916 BACKGROUND: The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines recommend a bundle of different measures for patients at increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that management […]
Read MoreAuthor: RK.md Assist control (AC) ventilation is traditionally broken down into two flavors – pressure-control (PC, an inspiratory pressure is set) and volume-control (VC, a target tidal volume in set). Both styles of ventilation allow parameters like the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2), respiratory rate (RR), and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to be adjusted as […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Adler, Adam C. MS, MD, FAAP, FASE et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 The Incidence of Requiring Repeated Anesthetic Exposure as Well as Exploration of the Involvement of Trainees on Case Duration BACKGROUND: Recently, there has been significant focus on the effects of anesthesia on the developing brain. Concern is heightened in children […]
Read Morears technica Who can save us from disease and despair in these harrowing times? Why, none other than Martin Shkreli, of course. Yes, the widely despised ex-pharmaceutical executive currently serving a seven-year federal prison term for fraud is, in fact, humanity’s One True Savior… if only we’d let him out of jail for a few months. In […]
Read MoreKent Babb Washington Post Every day, he goes online and checks his messages again and again, and every day is the same: no response. George Weinhouse, a 67-year-old retired anesthesiologist, answered the call weeks ago for volunteers with medical experience to help New York weather the worst pandemic since 1918. Weinhouse stepped out of his […]
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