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Patricia Kritek, MD reviewing Thille AW et al. JAMA 2019 Oct 2 Telias I and Ferguson ND. JAMA 2019 Oct 2 Noninvasive ventilation plus high-flow oxygen during breaks is a promising strategy. Shortening the duration of mechanical ventilation has many benefits, including lowering risks for ventilator-associated pneumonia and delirium. Clinicians usually attempt extubation as soon as possible, with the knowledge that […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mouri, Hideyuki MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 367-373 BACKGROUND: In myasthenia gravis (MG) patients, postoperative myasthenic crisis, and residual neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA) can cause respiratory failure that requires mechanical ventilation. However, it remains unclear whether the use of sugammadex for NMBA reversal […]
Read MoreJeffrey B. Cooper, PhD apsf Newsletter Febrauary 2020 Effective teamwork in perioperative teams is a prerequisite for patient safety. Yet, what is rarely discussed openly is the special importance of dyads in teams—the relationship between two individuals. If you’re an anesthesia professional, you likely are aware, at least subliminally, of the erosion of patient safety […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Women experience steeper increases in blood pressure (BP) than men as they age, according to a JAMA Cardiology study. Researchers examined data from four community-based cohorts, comprising nearly 33,000 participants in whom longitudinal BP measurements were taken over 40 years. They found that age-associated BP increases occurred at a faster rate in women […]
Read MoreAuthor: John Ingold The Colorado Sun Part entrepreneur and part activist, North American Specialty Hospital CEO James Polsfut has carved out a business model from the dysfunction of U.S. health care James Polsfut cuts briskly through the sleek coworking space in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood where his company has its offices and angles toward a conference […]
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