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Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Previous research demonstrated the efficacy of the quadratus lumborum block in abdominal surgeries, but a new study has concluded that the block is not effective when used in colorectal surgeries. Researchers concluded that patients receiving the posterior quadratus lumborum block did not need fewer opioids postoperative ly and actually had […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Brandão, Julio C. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1564-1573 BACKGROUND: Pneumoperitoneum and nonphysiological positioning required for robotic surgery increase cardiopulmonary risk because of the use of larger airway pressures (Paws) to maintain tidal volume (Vt). However, the quantitative partitioning of respiratory mechanics […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yanshuang Wang et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 20, Article number: 1 (2020) Background To compare the application and efficacy of ropivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural anesthesia (CEA) and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) in labor analgesia. Methods Three hundred sixty pregnant women requesting labor analgesia from October 2017 to August 2018 were selected retrospectively. According to the anesthetic […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Adherence to a data-driven maximum surgical blood order schedule (MSBOS) for open and radical prostatectomies can help reduce unnecessary preoperative blood orders and procedure-related costs. “Our MSBOS program was inspired by ‘Choosing Wisely,’ which is now an international campaign geared toward decreasing unnecessary medical procedures,” said Mereze Visagie, BA, who […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jason Arunn Murugesu Addiction The Daily Newsletter Far more people in the US may have died from opioids in the past two decades than previously reported, according to a new analysis of unclassified drug deaths carried out using machine-learning algorithms. Elaine Hill and her colleagues at the University of Rochester, New York, were examining data on drug […]
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