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By ELLIOT TAPPER and MICHAEL VOLK Source: Stat Liver failure is a terrible way to die: a painful belly full of fluid, vomiting blood, mental confusion, and repeated hospitalizations. The only cure is liver transplantation but, as is the case for all types of transplants, there aren’t nearly enough donor livers to go around. This shortage raises two […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH In patients with prior venous thromboembolism (VTE), surgery is associated with increased risk for recurrence for up to 6 months, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. Dutch researchers identified 3700 patients aged 70 and under with VTE who were followed for a median […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Cohen, Barak, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 14, 2019 BACKGROUND: Postoperative pain is common and promotes opioid use. Surgical wounds are hypoxic because normal perfusion is impaired. Local wound ischemia and acidosis promote incisional pain. Some evidence suggests that improving oxygen supply to surgical wounds might reduce pain. We therefore tested the hypothesis that […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Rogge, Dorothea E., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 3 – p 477–483 BACKGROUND: Continuous monitoring of arterial pressure is important in severely obese patients who are at particular risk for cardiovascular complications. Innovative technologies for continuous noninvasive arterial pressure monitoring are now available. In this study, we […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Perioperative hypotension may be associated with postoperative delirium in critical care patients, according to a new study, underscoring the risks of low blood pressure in the perioperative setting. This retrospective analysis of more than 900 patients admitted directly to the surgical ICU from the OR showed that intraoperative hypotension was […]
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