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Authors: Kenneth C. Cummings III et al Background Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer carries high morbidity and mortality, particularly in older patients. Transthoracic esophagectomy allows formal lymphadenectomy, but leads to greater perioperative morbidity and pain than transhiatal esophagectomy. Epidural analgesia may attenuate the stress response and be less immunosuppressive than opioids, potentially affecting long-term outcomes. These […]
Read MoreAuthors: Donghang Zhang et al PLOS ONE: January 8, 2019 Objective To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone added to local anesthetics in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for the patients after abdominal surgery. Methods PubMed, CENTRAL, EMBASE, Web of science were searched to identify eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared dexamethasone added […]
Read MoreThis is very interesting so I wanted to share. By CASEY ROSS STAT Seven floors, and long odds, were stacked against John S. He was undergoing a test on the first floor of a Cleveland Clinic hospital when his nursing team — on the eighth floor — got a call, telling them the 57-year-old had developed […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News For children undergoing surgery, a virtual parental presence may actually reduce anxiety more than a physical parental presence, preliminary findings show. These findings, the researchers said, may ultimately offer several benefits for both parents and OR personnel. “The problem of preoperative anxiety is very familiar to those who do a […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News The findings of a sibling-matched cohort study should reassure parents of young children that anesthesia for surgical procedures is safe at early ages. According to a retrospective analysis of more than 10,000 sibling pairs, exposure to surgery and anesthesia before entry into primary school did not increase the risk for […]
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