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Authors: Stacie Deiner et al Perioperative Medicine volume 9, Article number: 6 (2020) Background While specific practices for perioperative care of older adults have been recommended, little is known regarding adherence by US physician anesthesiologists to such practices. To address this gap in knowledge, the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia and the ASA Perioperative Brain Health Initiative undertook a survey […]
Read MoreBy King’s College London Quarantine produces negative psychological effects including post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion and anger, according to researchers from King’s College London. As a means to control the current COVID-19 outbreak, many countries have asked people to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility The study, published in The Lancet, finds that […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News When it comes to detecting low minute ventilation in the postoperative period, monitoring respiratory rate is not enough, a multicenter team of researchers has concluded. Their study found that most hypoventilation episodes occurring in the first 48 hours after surgery were accompanied by decreases in tidal volume, while respiratory rate […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zhenhu Liang, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 3 2020, Vol.132, 504-524. Background: The neurophysiologic mechanisms of propofol-induced loss of consciousness have been studied in detail at the macro (scalp electroencephalogram) and micro (spiking or local field potential) scales. However, the changes in information integration and cortical connectivity during propofol anesthesia at the mesoscopic level (the cortical scale) […]
Read MoreAuthor: John Anderer JAMA If dollars and cents are indicative of pain, many of us are especially feeling it where it hurts when it comes to neck and lower back pain. Researchers say that when combined with other musculoskeletal disorders, including joint and limb troubles, Americans are spending more for treatment than on any other […]
Read MoreAuthor: Samara Rosenfeld HCP Live Monitoring pre-discharge opioid use in women after a cesarean delivery could help optimize non-opioid analgesia and reduce opioid use, according to new study findings. Jacqueline Carrico, MD, and a team of investigators from the University of Colorado, conducted a prospective cohort study of more than 200 cesarean section (C-section) patients and […]
Read MoreBy A. Pawlowski Today There’s great concern a slowdown in donations during the outbreak could lead to a shortage in the nation’s blood supply. Calling all blood donors to avert another public health emergency. Facing an “unprecedented” number of canceled blood drives in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the American Red Cross is urgently asking healthy, eligible people […]
Read MoreAuthor: MARTIN MACIAS JR Courthouse News Service In the first analysis of its kind of prescription drug pricing in the United States, researchers found that the net cost of drugs – the price consumers paid, minus manufacturer discounts – grew three times faster than inflation over a decade. Researchers at the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy […]
Read MoreAuthor: Stefani Schwartz, MD The Frost Series # 356 Anesthesiology New Case Presentation A 28-year-old woman, with morbid obesity (body mass index, 54 kg/m2) with a Mallampati classification II airway presented for placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to address idiopathic intracranial hypertension. After induction of general anesthesia with propofol (2 mg/kg) and succinylcholine (1 mg/kg), […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Slupe, Andrew M. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1529-1535 BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine (Dex) is an attractive agent for procedural sedation due to its unique pharmacodynamic profile, specifically affording predictable sedation without concurrent respiratory depression. However, Dex has previously been reported to prevent or […]
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