AUTHORS: Szeto, Betsy MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 360-368 BACKGROUND: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for serious perioperative complications. The suitability of ambulatory surgery for patients with OSA remains controversial, and several national guidelines call for more evidence that […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Baronos, Stamatis MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1185-1187 BACKGROUND: The Joint Commission requirement is that the US Pharmacopeia Chapter <797> is followed, which recommends that administration of compounded sterile preparations should begin no later than 1 hour after their preparation. We hypothesized that simply […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Feldman, Jeffrey M. MD, MSE et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 27, 2019 BACKGROUND: Reducing fresh gas flow when using a circle anesthesia circuit is the most effective strategy for reducing both inhaled anesthetic vapor cost and waste. As fresh gas flow is reduced, the amount of exhaled gas rebreathed increases, but the utilization of carbon […]
Read MoreAuthor: Monica Smith Anesthesiology News Once limited mainly to neonatal and pediatric populations, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is gaining ground as a tool to rescue and manage adult patients with severe cardiac or respiratory failure who would otherwise likely die. Since establishing its own ECMO program in 2009, Montefiore Medical Center has supported patients across every […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young Adherence to a healthy lifestyle is associated with reduced risk for dementia, even among those who are genetically predisposed, according to a JAMA study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Nearly 200,000 adults who were white, aged 60 years and older, and without baseline cognitive impairment had polygenic risk for dementia assessed and […]
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