Authors: Bon-Wook Koo et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 95 (2019) Background Insertion of a flexible laryngeal mask airway (LMA Flexible) is known to be more difficult than that of a conventional laryngeal mask airway. The 90° rotation technique can improve the success rate with a conventional laryngeal mask airway but its effect with the LMA Flexible […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Predicting ischemic stroke after surgery may have gotten easier, thanks to a team of researchers. In a recent study, their novel scoring system—the STRAS, or stroke after surgery score—accurately predicted the risk for this sometimes deadly adverse event in patients with and without a history of ischemic stroke. Of note, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tao, Bingdong MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 482-486 BACKGROUND: GlideScope video laryngoscope (GS) has been widely used to facilitate tracheal intubation in adults and pediatric patients because it can improve glottic view. Several investigations performed in pediatric patients have shown that GS provides […]
Read MoreAuthor: Yimer H, Woldie H Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 41 (6), 840-854 (Jun 2019) The number of Caesarean section (CS) procedures has increased dramatically both in developed and developing countries in recent decades. CS has been associated with chronic pain. A vicious impediment on quality of life may occur among women who experience […]
Read MoreAuthors: Szerlip M et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Jun 11 Bayliss G. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Jun 11 In a registry-based study, 1-year mortality with transcatheter aortic valve replacement was 37%, almost twofold higher than in patients without ESRD. In patients receiving surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR), the presence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is […]
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