Residual neuromuscular block using rocuronium attenuates the acute hypoxic ventilatory response in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to preliminary data from a study presented at Euroanaesthesia 2015, the European Society of Anaesthesiology’s (ESA) annual meeting (abstract 1AP16-4). Historically, of course, OSA has been associated with significant respiratory complications during the postoperative recovery […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 492–501 Authors: Rozet, Irene MD et al BACKGROUND: The effect of dexmedetomidine on evoked potentials (EPs) has not been elucidated. We aimed to investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on somatosensory, motor, and visual EPs. METHODS: After IRB approval, 40 adult patients scheduled […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 479–485 Authors: Subramanyam, Rajeev MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine (Dex) appears to be very effective as a sole sedative for pediatric imaging when used at high doses, but at an increased risk of transient hypertension, hypotension, and bradycardia. […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 471–478 Authors: Bryskin, Robert B. MD et al BACKGROUND: Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) has emerged as a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique for providing postoperative lower abdominal analgesia. Complications associated with TAPB are rare and pose a lower overall risk […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 465–468 Authors: Goucher, Haley MD et al Intraoperative cell salvage is a strategy to decrease the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. Traditionally, cell salvage has been avoided in the obstetric population because of the perceived risk of amniotic fluid embolism or induction […]
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