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DG Journal Club Authors: Arianna L Gianakos, Filippo Romanelli et al. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2021 Jan-Feb; 60(1): 121-131 The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature examining postoperative outcomes following single site and combined peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs), including (1) sciatic and femoral nerve, (2) popliteal and saphenous […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mohammad Reza Ghodraty, Ali Reza Pournajafian et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jan; 17(1): 81-89 BACKGROUND Intra-operative ventilation is often challenging in patients with morbid obesity undergoing bariatric surgery. OBJECTIVES To test the noninferiority of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) to volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) in respiratory mechanics. SETTING Bariatric Surgery Center, Iran. […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Sydney L Moseley, Christopher Heine et al. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jan; 140 110515 OBJECTIVES To evaluate the overall perioperative times among pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy (AT) who, in the perioperative period, received either parental presence at induction of anesthesia (PPIA), midazolam, both, or neither. METHODS A retrospective chart review […]
Read MoreBy Christine Judge Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS NEJM Journal Watch Parental medical use of prescription opioids confers excess risk for their adolescents’ medical use and misuse of prescription opioids, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. Some 15,000 pairs of U.S. parents and adolescents (aged 12–17) were surveyed in […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Patients with acute heart failure who test positive for COVID-19 face a heightened risk of death, according to new research published in ESC Heart Failure. The study’s authors tracked data from 283 patients in the UK. Overall, they found that the mortality rate for acute heart failure patients was 11% […]
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