Authors: Brian C. Davis, MD and Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD Anesthesiology News Alcohol use is deeply ingrained in American culture. More adults in this country report drinking regularly than say they voted in the last election, own a pet, or attend religious services—in some cases, by significant margins. And the problem is worsening. In the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Väänänen A et al Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (Jul 2019) BACKGROUND AND AIM The analgesic effect on labour pain of either spinal or epidural sufentanil or fentanyl was tested in a total of 80 primiparousparturients at an early phase of the delivery. The aim of the study was to compare the level of analgesia achieved […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Roberts T et al Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Jul 2019) HYPOTHESIS The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the safety, efficacy, and opioid-sparing effect of liposomal bupivacaine (LB) vs. nonliposomal local anesthetic agents (NLAs) for postoperative analgesia after shoulder surgery. METHODS A systematic literature review of randomized controlled clinical studies comparing […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Dardashti A et al Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (Jul 2019) BACKGROUND The optimal prime solution for the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit in adult cardiac surgery has not yet been defined. Mannitol is widely used in the priming solution for CPB despite the fact that there is no clear consensus on the role of mannitol in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Karen Blum Anesthesiology News The prevalence of hepatitis D virus (HDV) in the United States may be higher than clinicians realize, a new study has found. “We need to do a better job of understanding the epidemiology of hepatitis D in the U.S. and really get at the question of who is currently infected, […]
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