AUTHORS: Atkinson, Douglas B. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 141-148 BACKGROUND: The respiratory volume monitor (RVM) (ExSpiron, Respiratory Motion Inc, Watertown, MA) uses thoracic impedance technology to noninvasively and continuously measure tidal volume (TV), respiratory rate (RR), and minute ventilation (MV). We aimed to validate […]
Read MoreAuthor: Louise Gagnon DG News Results of a randomised trial presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) suggest that of 3 possible doses of nebulised ketamine studied, the lowest dose offered as much short-term pain control as the next highest and the highest dose for painful conditions in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Wood, Cristina MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 294-302 Abstract BACKGROUND: Nitrous oxide (N2O) has been used nationally as an analgesic in many clinical settings. While neuraxial analgesia is still the most commonly used labor analgesic in the United States, there is increasing use of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Privratsky, Jamie R. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 49-58 Abstract BACKGROUND: Both postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and preoperative chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with significantly worse outcomes following surgery. The relationship of both of these conditions with each other and with […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Oh, Eun Jung MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 59-68 BACKGROUND: Medication dosing errors can occur during microinfusions when there is vertical pump displacement or multidrug infusion through a single intravenous path. We compared flow rate variability between new-generation cylinder-type infusion pumps and […]
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