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Without these teamwork qualities, your OR staff’s pre-surgical rundowns may be incomplete. A TEAM WORKS Patient safety depends on communication and respect. Your physicians are the undisputed captains of the surgical ship, but are they totally onboard with patient safety? According to a recent study, that may require them to share leadership with their OR staff. […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 3 – p 659–669 AUTHORS: Mongardon, Nicolas MD, MSc et al BACKGROUND: In animal models, whole-body cooling reduces end-organ injury after cardiac arrest and other hypoperfusion states. The benefits of cooling in humans, however, are uncertain, possibly because detrimental effects of prolonged cooling may offset […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 29, 2016 AUTHORS: Brogi, Etrusca MD et al BACKGROUND: Automated systems can improve the stability of controlled variables and reduce the workload in clinical practice without increasing the risks to patients. We conducted this review and meta-analysis to assess the clinical performance of closed-loop systems compared with manual control. Our primary […]
Read MoreRespiratory depression occurs more often and is more severe in patients undergoing gastroenterologist-led colonoscopy than in those attended by an anesthesiologist during gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to a new study. Routine monitoring of tidal volumes and minute ventilation may help prevent respiratory depression in future cases, the researchers found. Monitoring respiratory function during sedation for GI […]
Read MoreUse of neuraxial anesthesia decreases the development of surgical site infections compared with general anesthesia after total joint arthroplasty, a meta-analysis has found. These findings may help support the use of neuraxial techniques in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways. “There are some smaller, observational studies suggesting that if you use spinal or epidural analgesia, […]
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