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Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 2 – p 462–469 AUTHORS: Ice, Calvin J. PharmD et al BACKGROUND: The reported incidence of hypotension and bradycardia in patients receiving dexmedetomidine for sedation commonly exceeds 50%. In this study, we describe the incidence of, patient- and treatment-specific risk factors for, and clinical significance […]
Read MoreDigital subtraction angiography (DSA) has been touted as a radiologic adjunct to interventional neuraxial procedures where it is imperative to identify vascular compromise during the injection. Transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) are commonly performed interventions for treating acute and chronic radicular spine pain. We present a case of instantaneous and irreversible paraplegia following lumbar TFESI […]
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) recent announcement that it would re-evaluate its labeling and review policies for opioids seems to be largely a political move designed to fend off congressional critics, say pain management and addiction medicine specialists. The agency’s action plan, announced on February 4, included a call for a re-examination of the risk-benefit […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & 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 […]
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