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Authors: Andres Macias, MD, FASA; Fred E. Shapiro, DO, FASA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 36 No 3 Oct 2021 Past and Present Ophthalmic anesthesia dates to 1884 when ophthalmologist Karl Koller1 first introduced the use of cocaine as a local anesthetic for ophthalmic surgery. The retrobulbar blockade was first described by Herman Knapp in 1884, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Dwan, Robyn L. DO et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 4 – p 958-966 BACKGROUND: Sugammadex binds progesterone with high affinity and may interfere with hormonal contraceptive effectiveness. The clinical, economical, and ethical implications of unintended pregnancy should prompt anesthesiologists to actively consider and manage this pharmacologic interaction. We […]
Read MoreAuthor: Katsuyuki Miyasaka, MD, PhD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 36 No 3 Oct 2021 Oximetry: Principle, but No Theory I am from a generation that experienced anesthesiology before the development of pulse oximeters. I was studying abroad in North America from 1973–1977, when Takuo Aoyagi, PhD, envisioned the principle of pulse oximetry. This was […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rstNews We all know that anesthesia is an essential element in the running of an operating room. It is the anesthesia provider who makes it possible for the surgeon to successfully perform the procedure. Patients must remain motionless, be pain free and not have any unexpected reactions to the trauma of the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Hooten, W. Michael MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 4 – p 1028-1035 BACKGROUND: The adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette, subfamily B, member 1 gene (ABCB1) encodes P-glycoprotein (P-gp) that influences the intracellular transport of solutes including endogenous opioid peptides. The primary objective of this study was to determine the […]
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