AUTHORS: Hallqvist, Linn MD, PhD Student, DESA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 1 – p 6-15 BACKGROUND: Hemodynamic instability during anesthesia and surgery is common and associated with cardiac morbidity and mortality. Information is needed regarding optimal blood pressure (BP) threshold in the perioperative period. Therefore, the effect of […]
Read MoreAUTHOURS: Sadhasivam, Senthilkumar MD, MPH, MBA, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 2 – p 327-337 BACKGROUND: Intraoperative methadone, a long-acting opioid, is increasingly used for postoperative analgesia, although the optimal methadone dosing strategy in children is still unknown. The use of a single large dose of intraoperative […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jennifer Krogh, MSN, CRNA; Jennifer Lanzillotta-Rangeley, PhD, CRNA; Elizabeth Paratz, MD; Lynn Reede, DNP, CRNA; Linda Stone, DNP, CRNA; Joseph Szokol, MD; Laura Andrews, PhD; Joan Kearney, PhD, APRN, FAAN Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY:Methamphetamine Substance Use Disorders (SUD) have been on the rise in the United States. Patients who present with this particular […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Guglielminotti, Jean MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 2 – p 340-348 BACKGROUND: Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act have increased insurance coverage and prenatal care utilization in low-income women. However, it is not clear whether they are associated with any measurable improvement in maternal health […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Patient Safety Foundatjion Letter to the editor regarding how multiple brands of rapid infusers will continue to infuse at the same rapid rate when unplugged, but unheated. We recommend the introduction of safety mechanisms to prevent dangerous amounts of cold fluid from being infused inadvertently. Dear Rapid Response: Figure 1: Device plugged in, “HEAT […]
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