AUTHORS: Lang, Shih-Shan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 493-499 BACKGROUND: Moyamoya disease is a condition with potentially devastating and permanent neurological sequelae. Adequate volume status and blood pressure, tight control of carbon dioxide to achieve normocarbia, and providing postoperative analgesia to prevent hyperventilation are typical […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Park, Raymond S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 367-373 BACKGROUND: In patients presenting for pyloromyotomy, most practitioners prioritize rapid securement of the airway due to concern for aspiration. However, there is a lack of consensus and limited evidence on the choice between rapid sequence […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Researchers have found that an advanced AI model can use imaging findings to make fractional flow reserve (FFR) calculations and predict when coronary artery plaque blockages require surgery. Sharing its findings in the International Journal of Cardiology, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Clunies-Ross, Natasha MBBS, FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 485-492 BACKGROUND: QT interval prolongation is associated with torsade de pointes but remains a poor predictor of drug torsadogenicity. Increased transmural dispersion of myocardial repolarization (TDR), measured as the time interval between the peak and end […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Wingert, Theodora MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 332-340 BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been well documented in adults after noncardiac surgery and demonstrated to be associated with adverse outcomes. We report the prevalence of AKI after pediatric noncardiac surgery, the perioperative factors associated […]
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