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Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Adherence to CDC Sterility Precautions Imperfect An anonymous survey of cardiac anesthesiologists has revealed significant variability in preferences for cannulation site selection and technique used, as well as unexpectedly low compliance with the CDC recommendations on sterility precautions. “There’s been a lot of discussion about sterility precautions for the line […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kristen K. MacKenzie, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 417-427. What We Already Know about This Topic: Up to 20% of patients undergoing major surgery experience postoperative delirium or cognitive dysfunction Intraoperative management strategies to reduce the risk of postoperative delirium remain unclear What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The heterogeneity of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ajai Raj Anesthesiology News “Significantly Higher” First-Pass Intubation Success The tracheal tube introducer, or bougie, has outperformed the endotracheal tube and stylet in what is perhaps the first randomized clinical trial assessing its efficacy at first-attempt intubation. Although the results, published in JAMA (2018;319[21]:2179-2189), remain provisional, experts said these findings are intriguing and call for a […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News William Rosenblatt, MD Professor of Anesthesiology Director, Anesthesia for Otolaryngology Department of Anesthesiology Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut The rapid adoption of video laryngoscopy (VL) has, as the LMA (Teleflex) did in the 1990s, revolutionized the care of patients with routine and difficult airways. Along with careful premanagement evaluation, the routine use […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sérgio M. Pereira, M.D. Anesthesiology 12 2018, Vol.129, 1070-1081. What We Already Know about This Topic: In patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome, physiologic tidal volume and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) are protective In patients without lung diseases undergoing mechanical ventilation under general anesthesia, optimal PEEP is unknown What This Article Tells Us That Is […]
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