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Author: Bruce C. Hansel, PhD, CCE Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 36 No 3 Oct 2021 Luer Fittings Named after German instrument maker, Hermann Luer, Luer fittings are among the earliest medical fittings designed to provide leak-free connections between syringes and needles and maintain a continuous lumen for fluid flow. The mated fittings are cone-shaped […]
Read MoreAuthorr: Daniel I. Sessler, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 36 No 3 Oct 2021 When patients reach the postanesthesia care unit after undergoing major noncardiac surgery, families assume they have naturally survived the most dangerous part of the perioperative experience. Their assumption is wrong. Mortality in the 30 days after surgery is more than […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Hsieh, Vincent C. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 4 – p 924-932 BACKGROUND: Children with mitochondrial disease undergo anesthesia for a wide array of surgical procedures. However, multiple medications used for their perioperative care can affect mitochondrial function. Defects in function of the mitochondrial electron transport chain […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Wongtangman, Karuna MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 4 – p 1000-1008 BACKGROUND: Intraoperative cerebral blood flow is mainly determined by cerebral perfusion pressure and cerebral autoregulation of vasomotor tone. About 1% of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery develop ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that intraoperative hypotension within a range […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shauna Schwartz, DO; Yong G. Peng, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 36 No 3 Oct 2021 SUMMARY:The article discusses the advancements of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and its routine and non-routine uses. It analyzes the risk of aspiration with the LMA compared with the endotracheal tube. It also reviews […]
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