Authors: Frédérique Hovaguimian, M.D. et al Anesthesiology September 2020, Vol. 133, 548–558. Background The effect of anesthetic drugs on cancer outcomes remains unclear. This trial aimed to assess postoperative circulating tumor cell counts—an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer—to determine how anesthesia may indirectly affect prognosis. It was hypothesized that patients receiving sevoflurane would have higher […]
Read MoreAuthors: Allan F. Simpao, M.D., M.B.I. et al Anesthesiology September 2020, Vol. 133, 523–533. Background Children are required to fast before elective general anesthesia. This study hypothesized that prolonged fasting causes volume depletion that manifests as low blood pressure. This study aimed to assess the association between fluid fasting duration and postinduction low blood pressure. Methods […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Liu, Shiqing PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 3, 2020 A Review of 187 Cases Abstract The double-lumen tubes (DLTs) are the most widely used devices to provide perioperative lung isolation. Airway rupture is a rare but life-threatening complication of DLTs. The primary aim of this review was to collect all cases reported in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ingrande, Jerry MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 29, 2020 BACKGROUND: Induction of anesthesia is a phase characterized by rapid changes in both drug concentration and drug effect. Conventional mammillary compartmental models are limited in their ability to accurately describe the early drug distribution kinetics. Recirculatory models have been used to account […]
Read MoreThis has nothing to do with anesthesia just wanted to share with our readers. By Denise Baez Prenatal acetaminophen exposure measured in meconium was associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. “In this birth cohort study of 345 children, acetaminophen exposure detected in meconium was associated with increased […]
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