Medical News Today Pulled muscles, or strains, are common in the lower back because this area supports the weight of the upper body. Anyone can get a lower back — or lumbar — strain, which can be very painful and make normal movement difficult. In this article, we discuss the symptoms and causes of a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Awad, Hamdy MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 975-982 BACKGROUND: Robotic prostatectomy and robotic hysterectomy require steep Trendelenburg positioning. Many authors documented significant increases in intraocular pressure (IOP) during steep Trendelenburg. However, the long-term biological effect of a significant increase in IOP on the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News In less than four months, research scientists and health professionals have identified a novel coronavirus, sequenced its genome, charted the clinical course of disease it causes, and begun trials for investigational vaccines and treatments. Unfortunately, in that same time span, the virus has infected hundreds of thousands around the world, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Küllmar, Mira MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 910-916 BACKGROUND: The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines recommend a bundle of different measures for patients at increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that management […]
Read MoreAuthor: RK.md Assist control (AC) ventilation is traditionally broken down into two flavors – pressure-control (PC, an inspiratory pressure is set) and volume-control (VC, a target tidal volume in set). Both styles of ventilation allow parameters like the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2), respiratory rate (RR), and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to be adjusted as […]
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