AUTHORS: Wang, Man-Ling MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 765-771 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium is common among older surgical patients and may be associated with anesthetic management during the perioperative period. The aim of this study is to assess whether intravenous midazolam, a short-acting benzodiazepine used frequently […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Macias, Paul MD, MS, RD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 739-746 BACKGROUND: Pregnancy-related cardiovascular physiologic changes increase the likelihood of pulmonary edema, with the risk of fluid extravasating into the pulmonary interstitium being potentially at a maximum during the early postpartum period. Data on the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Stundner, Ottokar MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 755-764 BACKGROUND: An increasing body of evidence demonstrates an association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adverse perioperative outcomes. However, large-scale data on open colectomies are lacking. Moreover, the interaction of obesity with OSA is unknown. […]
Read MoreAuthor: John E. Fiadjoe, MD ASA Monitor September 2021, Vol. 85, 36. “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” – William Shakespeare Behavioral economics is a field that studies the effects of environment, heuristics, social contexts, and psychological influences on decision-making. Daniel Kahneman won the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bonvicini, Daniele MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 772-780 BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Surgery is a mainstay therapy unfortunately burdened by complications as severe postoperative pain. Regional anesthesia may play a role in a multimodal strategy for prevention and […]
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