Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 105–113 AUTHORS: Desebbe, Olivier MD et al BACKGROUND: Pulse pressure variation (PPV) can be used to assess fluid status in the operating room. This measurement, however, is time consuming when done manually and unreliable through visual assessment. Moreover, its continuous monitoring requires […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 82–92 AUTHORS: Naguib, Mohamed MB, BCh, MSc, FCARCSI MD et al BACKGROUND: An unanticipated difficult airway during induction of anesthesia can be a vexing problem. In the setting of can’t intubate, can’t ventilate (CICV), rapid recovery of spontaneous ventilation is a reasonable […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 74–81 AUTHORS: Takaenoki, Yumiko MD et al BACKGROUND: Under emergent conditions, endotracheal drug administration may be an effective method of delivering emergency drugs. A common technique is to administer these drugs using a nonatomized spray. Atomized drug delivery may be an attractive […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gu Y et al., Can J Anaesth 2016 Aug 63:928 In this randomized clinical trial, GlideScope intubations were faster and easier when a restricted glottic view was used. Intubation with hypercurved video laryngoscopes (VLs) often takes longer to complete because of the challenge of manipulating the endotracheal tube through the glottic opening. With direct laryngoscopy, a full […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 51–62 AUTHORS: Cyriac, James MD et al BACKGROUND: Previously, our group successfully established one of the nation’s first Perioperative Surgical Homes (PSHs) aimed at coordinating services to patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). As we […]
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