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Authors: Davide Cattano, MD, PhD, FASA et al Anesthesiology News Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) has been recognized as one of the most dramatic and serious complications from the perioperative use of opioid analgesics. Current international efforts to publicize to the lay public the potential effects of misusing opioids, such as the risk for addiction, have […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Maheshwari, Kamal MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 636-643 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium is common in critically ill patients, with a reported incidence of 11%–43%, and is associated with significant morbidity and cost. Perioperative hypotension and consequent brain hypoperfusion may contribute. We, therefore, tested the […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM Findings from several trials of remdesivir for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were announced on Wednesday. The National Institutes of Health reported preliminary findings from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous remdesivir in nearly 1100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 with lung involvement, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kaitlyn D’Onofrio docwirenews The effects of COVID-19 range from presenting no symptoms at all to death. As experts try to determine what patient factors may affect disease severity and mortality risk from patient to patient, a new study assessed the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and severity of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Park, Sun-Kyung MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 787-795 BACKGROUND: Spinal anesthesia using a surface landmark–guided technique can be challenging in patients with anatomical alterations of the lumbar spine; however, it is unclear whether using ultrasonography can decrease the technical difficulties in these populations. […]
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