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Uncategorized Published - 24 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Focusing on Spectrogram May Be Best Strategy to Reduce Unintended Awareness During Cardiac Surgery

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Researchers may have uncovered a simple way to avoid potential unintended awareness during high-risk cardiac surgery. Their study found that EEG signatures similar to those seen during emergence—decreasing theta power with increasing alpha frequency—occur regularly during cardiac surgery. Paying close attention to these signals in the form of a spectrogram, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Best Adjuvant for Caudal Epidural Block in Pediatric Surgery

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A meta-analysis of adjuvants for caudal epidural block has found that dexmedetomidine prolongs the duration of analgesia and also reduces total acetaminophen consumption and number of acetaminophen doses in the first 24 hours after pediatric infraumbilical surgery. The study also found that neostigmine extended the analgesia duration longer than any […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anterior quadratus lumborum block for postoperative recovery after total hip arthroplasty

AUTHORS: Masaru Kikuchi et al BMC Trial Feb 2020 BACKGROUND Appropriate pain management is essential to improve the postoperative recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Various case reports have indicated that anterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB) provides effective postoperative analgesia in lower limb surgeries. However, few randomized controlled trials have confirmed the efficacy of anterior […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Broken Heart Syndrome

Authors: Alma Juels, MD, and Parker Juels Anesthesiology News The Frost Series #355 Case Presentation A 22-year-old woman presented to the OR for a rectal examination and rectal fistula repair. She had a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 and a history of hypothyroidism, depression and migraines. Upon presentation, her hypothyroidism had resolved and levels of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Steroid Injections of the Hip, Knee May Damage Joints

This is for our readers that treat chronic pain patients. Corticosteroid injections used to treat osteoarthritis (OA) pain in the hip and knee may be more dangerous than previously thought, according to a study published in Radiology. Researchers suggested that injection-associated risks like rapid progressive OA, which may eventually lead to joint collapse, should be integrated […]

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