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Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 753–757 AUTHORS: Turkstra, Timothy P. MD, MEng, FRCPC et al BACKGROUND: The GlideScope videolaryngoscope is an intubating device routinely used by anesthesiologists for tracheal intubation. It is occasionally difficult to advance the endotracheal tube (ETT) into the trachea, despite a good view […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: January 14, 2016 AUTHORS: Frederick, Heather J. MD et al BACKGROUND: The cause of emergence agitation (EA) in children is unknown. Rapid emergence from inhaled anesthesia has been implicated because EA is more common with sevoflurane than with halothane. A dose-dependent effect of sevoflurane, which increases seizure-like electroencephalogram activity, has also been […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: January 14, 2016 AUTHORS: Gulec, Ersel MD et al BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone has been shown to cause inhibition of sugammadex reversal in functionally innervated human muscle cells. In this prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled study, we evaluated the effect of dexamethasone on the reversal time of sugammadex in children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. METHODS: […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: January 14, 2016 AUTHORS: Henshaw, Daryl S. MD et al BACKGROUND: Unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a commonly performed procedure with significant expected postoperative pain. Peripheral nerve blocks are 1 analgesic option, but some approaches may decrease quadriceps motor strength and interfere with early ambulation. In this study, we compared the analgesia […]
Read MoreEpidural steroid injections cut medical spending by 16.4% in some patients with low back pain, a new study suggests. The award-winning research presented here at the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 2016 Annual Meeting found that these injections, which have been shown to improve pain and disability in patients with low back pain, were […]
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