AUTHORS: Carella, Michele MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 500-511 BACKGROUND: The anesthetic management of supratentorial craniotomy (CR) necessitates tight intraoperative hemodynamic control. This type of surgery may also be associated with substantial postoperative pain. We aimed at evaluating the influence of regional scalp block […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Findings from a study published in HeartRhythm showed that atrial fibrillation (AF) occurred in 17.6% of patients hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and that AF, particularly new-onset AF, was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality. The study, conducted at 13 hospitals in the Northwell Health system, included 9,564 patients admitted between March 1 and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Poeran, Jashvant MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 5 – p 1337-1341 BACKGROUND: In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, New York State ordered the suspension of all elective surgeries to increase intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity. Yet the potential impact of suspending elective […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Nurok, Michael MBChB, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 5 – p 1334-1336 Until recently, conventional wisdom held that the United States had more intensive care unit (ICU) beds than it really needed. With higher supply of ICU beds per capita than other high-income countries, it appeared […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sessler, Daniel I. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2020 Evaluating Clinician Skill From Electronic Medical Records BACKGROUND: Avoiding intraoperative hypotension might serve as a measure of clinician skill. We, therefore, estimated the range of hypotension in patients of nurse anesthetists, and whether observed differences were associated with a composite of serious complications. […]
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