Author: Kate O’Rourke Anesthesiology News Interested in social media but not sure how best to use the platforms? There’s a society for that. The recently launched Association for Healthcare Social Media (AHSM; ahsm.org) is the first professional society devoted to the use of social media by health care professionals, and the first 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Pancaro, Carlo MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 27, 2019 BACKGROUND: Continuous infusions of norepinephrine to treat perioperative hypotension are typically administered through a central venous line rather than a peripheral venous catheter to avoid the risk of localized tissue necrosis in case of drug extravasation. There is limited literature to estimate the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Rigouzzo, Agnes MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 24, 2019 BACKGROUND: Rapid assessment of hemostasis during postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is essential to allow characterization of coagulopathy, to estimate bleeding severity, and to improve outcome. Point of care (POC) coagulation monitors could be of great interest for early diagnosis and treatment of coagulation disorders in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gilbertson, Laura E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 24, 2019 BACKGROUND: Pyloromyotomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on otherwise healthy infants. Pyloric stenosis results in a hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis that is considered a medical emergency. This alkalotic state is believed to be associated with an increased incidence of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nikki Kean Anesthesiology News Urgent ICU transfers cited Many patients who are admitted to the hospital with acute heart failure (HF) have previously undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), according to a new study. And even when the breathing problems are detected during their hospital stay, the patients often are still given opioids, despite their potential […]
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