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Anesthesia & Analgesia: Sept 2015 Authors: Ghali, Ashraf M. MD et al BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the motor and sensory block durations and the postoperative analgesic effects of adding dexmedetomidine to levobupivacaine for sub-Tenon’s block anesthesia in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery. Motor and sensory block durations were considered as a primary end point. METHODS: Sixty […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 Authors: Flood, Pamela MD et al BACKGROUND: Variability in the mean durations of labor analgesia for vaginal delivery among hospitals is unknown. Such differences in means among hospitals would influence appropriate equitable fee-for-service payment to US anesthesia groups. Equitable payment is the foundational principle of relative value unit payment, which, […]
Read MoreA series of papers published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia detail the differences in the way common anaesthetics affect the brains of older patients and children, findings that could lead to ways of improving monitoring technology and the safety of general anaesthesia for such patients. Recent investigations into the neurobiology underlying the effects of […]
Read MoreSurgical patients who listened to music were significantly less anxious and more satisfied postoperatively compared with those who did not, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 72 trials. They also needed less pain medication and reported significantly less pain, Jenny Hole, MBBS, from Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, and […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: October 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 4 – p 1089–1096 Authors: Kallidaikurichi Srinivasan et al BACKGROUND: Multiple passes and attempts while administering spinal anesthesia are associated with a greater incidence of postdural puncture headache, paraesthesia, and spinal hematoma. We hypothesized that the routine use of a preprocedural ultrasound-guided paramedian technique for […]
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