Author: Robert Pearl, MD ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 25–26. Editor’s note: The following article contains observations and insights from Dr. Pearl that are more thoroughly explored on his website (robertpearlmd.com) and in his 2021 book “Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors & Patients.” Every doctor knows that properly diagnosing an ailment […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jung, Jaewoong MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1624-1632 BACKGROUND: Previous research has not evaluated the potential effect of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block on quality of recovery following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Therefore, we investigated whether addition of the bilateral subcostal and lateral TAP (bilateral dual […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Koch, Susanne MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1598-1607 BACKGROUND: Intraoperative electroencephalography (EEG) signatures related to the development of postoperative delirium (POD) in older patients are frequently studied. However, a broad analysis of the EEG dynamics including preoperative, postinduction, intraoperative and postoperative scenarios and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zhou, Yang MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1588-1597 BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms occur in over 40% of neurosurgical patients during the perioperative period. However, no measure has been suggested to have a rapid effect on depressive surgical patients during increasingly shorter stays in the hospital. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sequera-Ramos, Luis MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1559-1567 BACKGROUND: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is the most common congenital overgrowth disorder with an incidence of approximately 1 in 10,000 live births. The condition is characterized by lateralized overgrowth, abdominal wall defects, macroglossia, and predisposition to malignancy. […]
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