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DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Ellen M Soffin, Ichiro Okano et al. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Nov 17 BACKGROUND We evaluated the impact of bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane blocks on pain and opioid-related outcomes within a standardized care pathway for lumbar fusion. METHODS A retrospective propensity score matched cohort study. Clinical data were extracted […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Kuo-Chuan Hung, Ming Yew et al. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Nov 5 BACKGROUND The efficacy of i.v. or topical lidocaine as an anaesthesia adjunct in improving clinical outcomes in patients receiving gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures under propofol sedation remains unclear. METHODS Electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library) were searched for RCTs […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alexander F. Arriaga, MD, MPH, ScD ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 42–43. Real-time debriefing after perioperative critical events can have beneficial effects at the individual, team, and system level. Perioperative crisis events (e.g., cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis) can have a lasting impact on anesthesia professionals. Available literature suggests that anesthesiologists may experience at least […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 15. You are caring for a parturient at 38 weeks gestation who is undergoing an urgent cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia due to labor with a breech presentation and fetal macrosomia. Her medical history includes pulmonary hypertension, for which she is currently taking sildenafil three times daily. The obstetricians […]
Read MoreAuthors: Natalya S. Hasan-Hill, MD; Jody Cimbalo Leng, MD, MS; Anita Honkanen, MD, MS, FAAP ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 29–30. Copyright © 2016 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed significant challenges to the professional lives and working environments of health care providers. Even if the […]
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