AUTHORS: Gunnström, Michaela MD Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2021 BACKGROUND: Intraoperative administration of crystalloid for plasma volume expansion may be reduced by use of hyperoncotic albumin. However, the degree of plasma volume expansion with administration of 20% albumin is poorly quantitated. We estimated the amount of volume expansion attributable to 20% albumin administration in patients undergoing […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Yuanyuan Gao, Fei Yan Curr Drug Metab. 2021 Nov 3 BACKGROUND The effectiveness and side effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) in combination with midazolam and propofol have not been comparatively studied in a single clinical trial as sedative agents to general anesthesia before. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to compare […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lammers, Cathy R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1568-1576 BACKGROUND: Acetaminophen is a frequently used adjunct analgesic in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. We compared opioid administration following preoperative intravenous (IV) or oral acetaminophen in addition to a standard multimodal regimen to test […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers that treat patients in the ICU. DG Alerts Findings from a study published in the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation suggest an association between testosterone deficiency and high risk of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure at admission, need of oxygen support and mortality during hospital stay in adult males with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Journal Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) was not found to be noninferior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease (3V-CAD), according to new research presented Nov. 4 at TCT 2021. The analysis, which was also published in the New England […]
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