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Authors: Brian Martin, MD et al Anesthesiology News Introduction We report the use of multiple regional anesthesia techniques to provide analgesia for a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), who presented for a right first rib resection and whose opioid use needed to be minimized due to the patient’s history of postoperative nausea and vomiting. […]
Read MorePreliminary Data Supporting an Alternative Approach to Occipital Nerve Block Authors: Vanterpool, Stephanie G. MD, MBA, FASA et al The Clinical Journal of Pain: January 15, 2020 – Volume Publish Ahead of Print – Issue – Background and Objectives: Occipital nerve block (ONB) is an effective procedure for treating occipital headache pain. However, traditional sub-occipital approaches to ONB […]
Read MoreAuthors: Elizabeth K. Cotter, MD et al Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Jan 2020 Highlights •Peripartum use of mechanical circulatory support increased from 2002 – 2014. •Overall mortality for pregnant women receiving mechanical support has not decreased. •The most common type of mechanical support used was an intra-aortic balloon pump. •Probability of death increased […]
Read MoreAuthor: Naveed Saleh, MD, MS Anesthesiology News Regardless of race, patients with long bone fractures are prescribed opioids in the emergency department (ED). Opioid dosing, however, is lower for minority patients than it is for white patients. In research presented at the American Pain Society 2019 Scientific Meeting (abstract 277), investigators analyzed differences in opioid […]
Read MoreMedical News today Many people experience headaches around the time of their periods. These headaches can be severe and interfere with daily life. Period headaches may be mild and accompanied by symptoms such as irritability and tender breasts. In this case, a person may be experiencing premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Also, menstruation can trigger migraine in people with the condition. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ojo, Oluremi A. BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 426-435 BACKGROUND: Programmed intermittent epidural boluses may improve the spread of local anesthetics compared to continuous epidural infusion, improving labor analgesia and obstetric outcomes. However, there are limited data from studies using commercially available pumps […]
Read MoreAuthors: Martin Söderberg et al Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Dec 2019 Background Patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are often treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with insertion of coronary artery stents and a majority receive dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), usually a combination of a COX‐1 inhibitor (aspirin) and a P2Y12 inhibitor (eg ticagrelor). Not seldom the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bertrand Guihard, MD et al JAMA. 2019;322(23):2303-2312. Question Is rocuronium noninferior to succinylcholine with regard to first-attempt endotracheal intubation success among patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation in an out-of-hospital emergency setting? Findings In this randomized clinical trial that included 1248 patients, the number of patients with successful first-attempt intubation was 455 of 610 (74.6%) in the rocuronium […]
Read MoreAuthor: TARA BANNOW Modern Healthcare A new CMS-funded study suggests surgeons are overpaid for certain bundled procedures and proposes a solution it says could save the agency billions of dollars annually. The New England Journal of Medicine report found that just a fraction of post-operative visits the CMS pays for as part of procedure bundles […]
Read MoreBy Rob Copeland, Dana Mattioli and Melanie Evans The Wall Street Journal Roughly a year ago, Google offered health-data company Cerner Corp. an unusually rich proposal. Cerner was interviewing Silicon Valley giants to pick a storage provider for 250 million health records, one of the largest collections of U.S. patient data. Google dispatched former chief executive Eric Schmidt […]
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