AUTHORS: Tassonyi, Edömér, MD, PhD, DSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 6 – p 1344–1350 BACKGROUND: Certain surgical interventions may require a deep neuromuscular block (NMB). Reversal of such a block before tracheal extubation is challenging. Because anticholinesterases are ineffective in deep block, sugammadex 4 mg/kg has been recommended […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Schacham, Yehoshua N., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 6 – p 1335–1341 BACKGROUND: We tested the primary hypothesis that final intraoperative esophageal temperature is associated with increased odds of a composite of in-hospital all-cause mortality and myocardial injury within 7 days after noncardiac surgery. Secondary exposures were […]
Read MoreBy JONATHAN DREW Associated Press A pioneering use of drones to fly blood samples across a North Carolina hospital campus launched Tuesday in the latest move to expand their roles in business and health care. The short trips between WakeMed buildings in Raleigh mark the first time the Federal Aviation Administration has allowed regular commercial […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jerath, Angela, FRCPC, FANZCA, MBBS, BSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 6 – p 1323–1332 A New Dosing Regimen BACKGROUND: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a common antifibrinolytic agent used to minimize bleeding in cardiac surgery. Up to 50% cardiac surgical patients have chronic renal dysfunction (CRD). Optimal dosing […]
Read MoreBy ANDRE BYIK Chico Enterprise-Record The Butte County District Attorney’s Office this week filed a criminal complaint against a Chico doctor accused of sexually assaulting a patient. Annamalai Ashokan, a 65-year-old anesthesiologist who is based in Hollister but has worked in Chico on a part-time basis, was charged Monday in Butte County Superior Court with a […]
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