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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy to remove large kidney stones may be minimally invasive, but the pain that typically follows is anything but minimal. According to a recent study, however, the use of a paravertebral block could be an effective strategy for pain reduction in patients undergoing this procedure. In the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the use of paravertebral block […]
Read MoreThomas C. Mort, MD Senior Anesthesiologist Associate Director, Surgical ICU Hartford Hospital Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Surgery University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, Connecticut Ann-Marie Surette, MD Senior Anesthesiology Resident University of Connecticut Training Program Farmington, Connecticut Over a 23-year period, the Hartford Hospital Department of Anesthesiology Airway Management Quality Improvement Database has […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Widmann Gerlig MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August, 2017 BACKGROUND: In light of the increasing number of radiologic interventions performed under general anesthesia, the effects of contrast media (CM) on circulation and organ perfusion are of paramount importance. The objectives of this study were to systematically quantify effects on blood pressure, heart rate, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim Minjae MD MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August, 2017 BACKGROUND: Preoperative risk stratification is a critical element in assessing the risks and benefits of surgery. Prior work has demonstrated that intra-abdominal general surgery patients can be classified based on their comorbidities and risk factors using latent class analysis (LCA), a model-based clustering technique […]
Read MoreThe error rates in administering anesthesia drugs are “markedly higher” than retrospective, self-reported surveys indicate, and many of them could be prevented with simple solutions, according to investigators from several prominent Boston institutions. In a lecture entitled “Drug Errors: Challenges and Opportunities in Anesthesia,” presented at the 2017 meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia/American […]
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