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For critically ill patients with respiratory failure, none of the available risk indexes is particularly robust in terms of distinguishing survivors from nonsurvivors within the perioperative period. To address this, a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) research team has proposed a novel index that may prove to be more relevant to critically ill patients […]
Read MorePoint-of-care viscoelastic testing with rotational thromboelastography (ROTEM) is associated with significant reductions in transfusion requirements and better outcomes in patients with severe postpartum hemorrhage. “Contrary to our success in other areas in medicine, maternal mortality in the U.S. continues to grow, slowly but steadily,” said Denis Snegovskikh, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and associate chief […]
Read MoreAuthors: Roelants F et al European Journal of Anaesthesiology 32 (11), 805-11 BACKGROUND Adjuvants to local anaesthetics for epidural labour analgesia are useful if they reduce side-effects or personnel requirements. Epidural clonidine improves analgesia and provides a significant local anaesthetic-sparing effect. OBJECTIVE To compare the number of rescue doses administered by the anaesthesiologist when clonidine […]
Read MoreBr J Anaesth. 2015;115(4):500-510. Authors: P. Sultan et al Background: Perioperative warming is recommended for surgery under anaesthesia, however its role during Caesarean delivery remains unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the efficacy of active warming on outcomes after elective Caesarean delivery. Methods: We searched databases for randomized controlled trials utilizing forced air warming or warmed fluid within […]
Read MoreA simple blood test taken before surgery may predict how quickly patients recover from their procedure, according to a study published in the December issue of the journal Anesthesiology. According to the study, identifying a patient’s immune state from blood samples that are taken before surgery can reveal patterns that may predict speed of recovery […]
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