AUTHORS: Delgado, Carlos MD; Bollag, Laurent MD; Van Cleve, Wil MD, MPH Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 21, 2019 BACKGROUND: Neuraxial analgesia is the gold standard for labor analgesia in the United States, and postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most common complications. PDPH is frequently treated with an epidural blood patch (EBP), but […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Okamoto, Sakura MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 21, 2019 Spontaneous Respiration Versus Controlled Ventilation With Muscle Relaxants BACKGROUND: Airway stenting is a procedure in which a stent is inserted into a stenotic site of the airway. The safest method of ventilation for airway stenting is controversial. A prospective randomized interventional study was […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bekeris, Janis MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 21, 2019 BACKGROUND: Hip fracture patients represent various perioperative challenges related to their significant comorbidity burden and the high incidence of morbidity and mortality. As population trend data remain rare, we aimed to investigate nationwide trends in the United States in patient demographics and outcomes […]
Read MoreAuthors: Stacie Deiner et al Perioperative Medicine volume 9, Article number: 6 (2020) Background While specific practices for perioperative care of older adults have been recommended, little is known regarding adherence by US physician anesthesiologists to such practices. To address this gap in knowledge, the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia and the ASA Perioperative Brain Health Initiative undertook a survey […]
Read MoreBy King’s College London Quarantine produces negative psychological effects including post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion and anger, according to researchers from King’s College London. As a means to control the current COVID-19 outbreak, many countries have asked people to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility The study, published in The Lancet, finds that […]
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