Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 15, 2016 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 alternative to nonatomized delivery because atomized particles are […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: June 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 6 – p 1939–1946 AUTHORS: Traynor, Andrea J. MD et al BACKGROUND: Obstetric Anesthesia Workforce Surveys were conducted in 1981, 1992, and 2001, and the 10-year update was conducted in 2012. Anesthesia providers from US hospitals were surveyed to identify the methods used to provide […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 15, 2016 AUTHORS: Zaphiratos, Valerie MD, MSc, FRCPC et al BACKGROUND: Combined spinal-epidural (CSE) analgesia is widely used for delivering labor analgesia. Epidural volume extension (EVE) involves the injection of fluid into the epidural space compressing the dural sac, causing cephalad shift of the cerebral spinal fluid. Our hypothesis was that […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 15, 2016 AUTHORS: Bang, Ji-Yeon MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality after major abdominal surgery; however, little is known about the effect of anesthetics on the development of AKI after colorectal surgery. The objective of this study was to compare […]
Read MoreAuthors: M Narayanan MB BS MD FRCA FCARCSI EDIC EDRA et al BJA Education. 2016;16(2):72-78. Introduction Patients in intensive care experience distress because of a multitude of factors and a significant proportion is attributable to pain.[1] A vast majority of patients report moderate to severe pain at some point during their intensive care stay. Pain can be […]
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