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Author: Sherree Geyer Anesthesiology News Evidence-based prescribing guidelines reduced postoperative opioid consumption for nine general surgeries by roughly 30%, according to primary outcomes reported in a research letter in The New England Journal of Medicine (2019;381[7]:680-682). Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) analyzed data from 11,716 patients at 43 state hospitals to find mean prescription size […]
Read MoreAuthor: Naveed Saleh MD MS Anesthesiology News Transitioning to a dexmedetomidine-based sedation strategy should decrease mortality rates in post–cardiac surgery patients, according to a new study, and delirium in patients receiving dexmedetomidine was also found to be reduced. “At our institution, we use dexmedetomidine as the first-line sedative medication for patients in the CTICU [cardiothoracic […]
Read MoreI just wanted to share this since many of our readers are taking care of pts in the ICU. Here is some of the latest research on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Prone Position: A study of 12 patients in Wuhan, China, with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome suggests that alternating patients’ body position — in particular, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Fabienne Lang Interesting engineering When supply chains fall short during a pandemic, lives are at stake. Additive manufacturing is struggling to keep up as the coronavirus numbers keep increasing. However, luckily for some coronavirus patients in Italy, 3D printing came to their rescue. A Northern Italian hospital in Brescia, one of the worst hit areas […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Cardiac injury is a common complication among those hospitalized with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and it’s associated with significantly increased mortality risk, according to a retrospective study in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers studied over 400 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. Some 20% had cardiac injury, defined as elevated cardiac biomarkers (e.g., […]
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