AUTHORS: Cohen, Steven P. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: The rising use of injections to treat low back pain (LBP) has led to efforts to improve selection. Nonorganic (Waddell) signs have been shown to portend treatment failure for surgery and other therapies but have not been studied for minimally invasive interventions. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Morcuende, Miguel MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 3 – p 669-676 BACKGROUND: Protecting first-line health care providers against work-related coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection at the onset of the pandemic has been a crucial challenge in the United States. Anesthesiologists in particular are considered at risk, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ferrari, Lynne MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: When applied to the pediatric population, the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) classification has exhibited poor reliability due to its subjective and adult-focused definitions. This study was done to measure interrater agreement of a pediatric-adapted ASA-PS classification and to solicit multicenter […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Researchers think they’ve determined why blood clots keep causing so many issues for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, sharing their findings in Science Translational Medicine. The team’s theory? Antibodies in the blood cause the clots by attacking the patient’s cells, similar to what happens to individuals with antiphospholipid syndrome. “In patients with […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Hu, Xiaobo MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p 527-536 BACKGROUND: Catecholamine inotropes are frequently used after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) but may have undesirable effects. The aim was to identify whether the routine use of inhaled pulmonary vasodilators might reduce the requirement for inotrope drugs […]
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