AUTHORS: Driver, C. Noelle BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 5 – p 1206-1214 BACKGROUND: The frequency and temporal distribution of postoperative respiratory depression (RD) events are not completely understood. This study determined the temporal distribution and frequency of RD episodes in postsurgical patients continuously monitored by bedside capnography […]
Read MoreAuthor: David R. Hillman, MBBS, FANZCA ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 43–44. In recent years, sleep medicine has become an important medical subspecialty, with strong links to anesthesiology. The foundations of both specialties are based on an understanding of anatomic and physiologic changes that take place with loss of consciousness. Sleep is essential for […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tyagi, Asha MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 1, 2021 BACKGROUND: Oxytocin administration during cesarean delivery is the first-line therapy for the prevention of uterine atony. Patients with preeclampsia may receive magnesium sulfate, a drug with known tocolytic effects, for seizure prophylaxis. However, no study has evaluated the minimum effective dose of oxytocin during […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Wanat-Hawthorne, Alycia MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 20, 2021 BACKGROUND: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated adverse reaction to heparin. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are routinely anticoagulated with heparin before the initiation of bypass. Heparin is contraindicated, however, in patients with acute HIT, and alternatives to routine practice are […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Firth, Paul G. MBChB, BA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 20, 2021 BACKGROUND: The health care systems of low-income countries have severely limited capacity to treat surgical diseases and conditions. There is limited information about which hospital mortality outcomes are suitable metrics in these settings. METHODS: We did a 1-year observational cohort study of […]
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