Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 3 – p 698–702 AUTHORS: Downing, John W. MD et al BACKGROUND: Vasoactive agents administered to counter maternal hypotension at cesarean delivery may theoretically intensify the hypoxemic fetoplacental vasoconstrictor response and, hence, negatively impact transplacental oxygen delivery to the fetus. Yet, this aspect of their […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia:September 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 3 – p 690–697 AUTHORS: Sviggum, Hans P. MD et al BACKGROUND: Intrathecal (IT) morphine is considered the “gold standard” for analgesia after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia, most commonly administered at a dose of 100 to 200 μg. There is less experience with IT hydromorphone […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 3 – p 641–649 AUTHORS: Goldhaber-Fiebert, Sara N. MD et al BACKGROUND: Emergency manuals (EMs), context-relevant sets of cognitive aids or crisis checklists, have been used in high-hazard industries for decades, although this is a nascent field in health care. In the fall of 2012, […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 3 – p 636–640 AUTHORS: Kim, Eugene MD et al BACKGROUND: It remains unclear whether we have to interrupt mechanical ventilation during infraclavicular subclavian venous catheterization. In practice, the clinicians’ choice about lung deflation depends on their own discretion. The purpose of this study was […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 3 – p 626–633 AUTHORS: Applegate, Richard L. II MD et al BACKGROUND: The use of intraoperative pulse oximetry (SpO2) enhances hypoxia detection and is associated with fewer perioperative hypoxic events. However, SpO2 may be reported as 98% when arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) is […]
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