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Authors: John W. Eikelboom, M.B.B.S. et al Anesthesiology published on September 15, 2016. Background: The PeriOperative ISchemia Evaluation-2 (POISE-2) trial compared aspirin with placebo after noncardiac surgery. Methods: The authors randomly assigned 10,010 patients undergoing noncardiac surgery to receive 200 mg aspirin or placebo 2 to 4 h before surgery and then 100 mg aspirin daily or placebo daily for up to 30 days […]
Read MoreUsing the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score to assess sepsis in women during birth can lead to an unacceptably high rate of false negatives, according to a study presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP; abstract 01-03). “SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) criteria and Maternal […]
Read MorePhysical therapists may hold vastly different opinions than anesthesiologists of the utility of peripheral nerve blocks after total knee and hip replacement surgeries. “For a long time, we placed peripheral nerve catheters in every total knee replacement patient and every total hip replacement patient,” said Steven Porter, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic, […]
Read MoreRates and etiologies of maternal cardiac arrest in Canada are similar to those found in the United States, a study has concluded. “This is the first Canadian study on maternal cardiac arrest,” said Leyla Baghirzada, MD, MPH, clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary, in Alberta. She presented the study at the 2016 annual […]
Read MoreSurgeons who were less likely to follow recommended guidelines for open disclosure of adverse events were more likely to be negatively affected by such events, according to a survey-based study published online July 20 in JAMA Surgery. In addition, those who were less likely to discuss difficult issues, such as the preventability of an adverse event, or who […]
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