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Author: Nicholas M. Dalesio, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation June 2018 Pediatric airway management remains a significant cause for perioperative morbidity and mortality. Emergencies arising from airway complications constitute 25 to 36% of all reported anesthesia closed-claims.1-3 Of those, respiratory events are more common in children (43%) than in adults (30%), and children suffer a higher […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tomoronori Takazawa, MD, PhD et al Circulation 122,210 • Volume 33, No. 1 • June 2018 Sugammadex is a synthetic cyclodextrin derivative that encapsulates aminosteroid muscle relaxants, especially rocuronium, to reverse their effect. Sugammadex (Bridion®, Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.) was first released in the European Union […]
Read MoreThough his impact during the Korean War was significant, Michael Drake said his father, Dale, was not a volunteer. “He was drafted into the Army to serve as an anesthesiology physician. That was his first job,” said Michael, who himself is an anesthesiologist in Evansville. Dr. Dale Drake, who passed away on Tuesday, was stationed […]
Read MoreAuthors: Thomas W. Frederickson, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM et al Circulation 122,210 Volume 33 No. 1June 2018 In the hospital, opioids are the most commonly prescribed class of medications and the second most common class of medications associated with adverse events.1,2 There are a range of adverse events associated with opioid use in the hospital. The […]
Read MoreSeniors who have cataract surgery are at slightly lower risk for being in a car accident, according to a self-matched study in JAMA Ophthalmology. Using Canadian health records, researchers identified over 550,000 seniors who underwent first cataract surgery between 2006 and 2016. During 5 years of observation, 6500 traffic crashes occurred in which these seniors were […]
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