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AUTHORS: Bolden, Norman MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 4 – p 1032-1041 BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients are at increased risk for pulmonary and cardiovascular complications; perioperative mortality risk is unclear. This report analyzes cases submitted to the OSA Death and Near Miss Registry, focusing on […]
Read MoreAuthor: Azriel Perel, M.D. Anesthesiology October 2020, Vol. 133, 929–935. Intravenous fluid administration is an integral part of patient management during anesthesia. This practice has a strong clinical rationale since a decrease in blood volume, either present before or developing during surgery, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In order to preempt the risk […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Kamal Kant Medical Dialogues Veterans who have acupuncture before surgery report less pain and need far fewer opioids to manage their discomfort, according to a randomized, controlled study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2020 annual meeting. Veterans who received acupuncture also reported they were more satisfied with their pain control than those who […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bernd Saugel, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2020, Vol. 133, 921–928. Cardiac output (CO) is a main determinant of oxygen delivery. Maintenance of adequate CO is thus a mainstay of hemodynamic management in perioperative and intensive care medicine. Methods to measure CO can be classified as invasive, minimally invasive, or noninvasive methods (fig. 1).1 While invasive […]
Read MoreBy Reed Abelson New York Times A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows annual premiums for a family now top $21,000, and deductibles have more than doubled since 2010. The high cost of health care is persisting during the pandemic, even for people lucky enough to still have job-based insurance. The average annual cost […]
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