AUTHORS: Wang, Erica H. Z. PharmD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 4 – p 1164-1172 BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common occurrence after cardiac surgery. However, in contrast to other surgical populations, routine PONV prophylaxis is not a standard of care in cardiac surgery. We […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: White, Leigh D. MBBS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 4 – p 1092-1101 BACKGROUND: The safety and adverse event rate of supraglottic airway (SGA) devices for cesarean delivery (CD) is poorly characterized. The primary aims of this review were to determine whether the first-pass success was higher […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Pancaro, Carlo MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 4 – p 1060-1065 BACKGROUND: Continuous infusions of norepinephrine to treat perioperative hypotension are typically administered through a central venous line rather than a peripheral venous catheter to avoid the risk of localized tissue necrosis in case of drug extravasation. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Seguin, Ludovic MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 4 – p 1025-1031 BACKGROUND: The Sleep Tiredness Observed Pressure-Body mass index Age Neck circumference Gender (STOP-Bang) questionnaire is a validated preoperative screening tool for identifying patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although it has a high sensitivity at […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Alfahel, Waseem MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 4 – p 1210-1216 BACKGROUND: The use of a shoulder roll to view the glottic opening during direct laryngoscopy in infants has been recommended but is not evidence based. METHODS: Twenty infants with normal airways, <6 months of age […]
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