AUTHORS: Tuyishime, Eugene MBBS, MSc, MMed, FCA (ECSA) et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 BACKGROUND: Many studies address anesthesia provider burnout in high-income countries; however, there is a paucity of data on burnout for anesthesia providers in low-income countries (LICs). Our objectives were (1) to evaluate the prevalence of burnout among anesthesia providers in Rwandan […]
Read MoreNEJM Journal Watch Anthony L. Komaroff, MD, reviewing Xie Y et al. Nat Med 2022 Mar Risks for chronic disease rose among COVID-19 survivors, compared with risks among contemporary controls. COVID-19 often causes acute cardiovascular complications, even in young adults. To assess risk for chronic complications, investigators used U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) databases to estimate new cardiovascular disease that was first […]
Read MoreThe APSF Committee on Technology This Statement was authored by the APSF Committee on Technology and approved by the APSF Board of Directors. The APSF Committee on Technology (COT) has reviewed statements* for patient monitoring during anesthesia care published by a sampling of professional organizations from around the world. Since patient safety during anesthesia is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sarah Avery DukeHealth Feb 2, 2022 Cognitive changes following non-neurologic and non-cardiac surgery were not associated with changes in Alzheimer’s disease-related biomarkers in older patients, according to a study led by a team at Duke University School of Medicine. The finding, published online in the journal Annals of Clinical & Translational Neurology, could help ease concerns […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lionel Bouvet, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology April 2022, Vol. 136, 542–550. Background The lack of reliable data on gastric emptying of solid food during labor has led to some discrepancies between current guidelines regarding fasting for solid food in the parturient. This prospective comparative study aimed to test the hypothesis that the gastric emptying […]
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