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Author: David J. Cullen MD, MS Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY: In patients who are anesthetized for surgery in the beach chair position, brain blood pressure can fall to levels below the brain’s ability to autoregulate. This can result in brain damage, but an understanding of cerebral autoregulation is essential to prevent this occurrence. Cerebral […]
Read MoreAuthor: Frank Diamond Infection Control Today Investigators note that during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been discussions about the role of social distancing in ORs during tracheal intubation and/or extubation, and other aerosol generating procedures. The effectiveness of social distancing doesn’t apply to modern operating rooms (ORs). In fact, says a pre-print study in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Richard Simoneaux and Steven L. Shafer, MD ASA Monitor November 2020, Vol. 84, 1–11. Since the initial outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Hubei province, China, in late 2019, infected individuals have displayed a number of different and seemingly unrelated clinical presentations, which has led to much confusion regarding the mechanism(s) by which SARS-CoV-2 affects human hosts. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Brian P. Dunleavy UPI Opioid use before outpatient surgery increases risk for death in older adults, a new study has found. Older adults who used opioid pain medications before minor surgery were up to 68% more likely to die within 90 days of the procedure compared with those who never used the drugs, an […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD NEJM Journal Watch The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines on caring for infants with opioid exposure and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Among the recommendations, published in Pediatrics: Newborns with chronic opioid exposure should be monitored for withdrawal symptoms for at […]
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