-
-
Call more information
660-596-2224 -
This is important in anesthesia due to the drugs we use are often metabolized by the liver. DG Alert Age over 50 years, male sex and use of lopinavir-ritonavir were the independent risk factors of liver injury in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Virology. Jian Wang, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Obese individuals are more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19, according to new findings published in Circulation. Obesity was also linked to higher rates of in-hospital mortality and mechanical ventilation. The analysis included data from the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry. More than 7,500 patients from 88 different U.S. […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS Jae-Geum Shim, Eun A Cho et al. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2020 Nov 9 BACKGROUND Pre-administration of remifentanil in target-controlled propofol and remifentanil anaesthesia could prolong the time of onset of muscle relaxation owing to haemodynamic effects, thereby prolonging the time to tracheal intubation. Although the sympatholytic effects of remifentanil result in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: J E Mehdiratta, R Saab et al. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2020 11; 44 60-67 BACKGROUND There is significant interindividual variability in pain experienced after cesarean delivery. The goal of this study was to identify risk factors for increased postoperative pain in women undergoing cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia with neuraxial morphine. METHODS A […]
Read MoreDG Alerts The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report has found that 9% of patients discharged from an initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization were readmitted to the same hospital within 2 months of discharge. In addition, multiple readmissions occurred in 1.6% of patients. Using electronic health record […]
Read More