Written by: Sharif Mohamed, MD Anesthesiology News Case Presentation A 5-month-old girl weighing 7.5 kg presented with an imperforate hymen for incision, drainage, and vaginoscopy. The patient had a history of laryngomalacia and an upper respiratory tract infection with fever, which was treated with antibiotics until a few days before; she was asymptomatic. After discussion […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News The analgesic efficacy of adductor canal block in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair appears consistent regardless of whether the injection was in the proximal thigh, midthigh or distal thigh, according to a team of Canadian researchers. Their study found that postoperative oral analgesic consumption and time to first […]
Read MoreAssociated Press A Southern California hospital issued an apology to the women who claimed they were secretly filmed during gynecological surgeries. More than 80 women sued Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa last week, alleging they were recorded by motion-activated cameras set up in three operating rooms as part of an effort to catch a […]
Read MoreFrom Mass General Hospital Guidelines for operating room attire may change in 2019 and ease tension over donning the controversial bouffant. “Give me my beautiful cloth hats or give me death!!” tweeted a pediatric anesthesiologist last May. This ultimatum, along with similar sentiments from others, carried the hashtag #BanTheBouffant, a call to arms over surgical […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Veihelmann A et al Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (Nov 2018) BACKGROUND Many members of the adult population suffer acute low back pain at some stage in life. A specific cause is found in only a rather small number of these patients. Some of the patients develop chronic low back pain and this is a major […]
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