Published in Br J Anaesth 2014 Nov 27 Authors: De Jong A et al. Obesity and critical illness are dangerous in combination. Obesity affects all components of airway management, including oxygenation, bag-valve-mask ventilation, and choice of pharmacologic agents, intubation surgical airway, and rescue devices. In a prospective, multicenter, observational study, researchers in France assessed the […]
Read MoreThe year 2015 may be the time when healthcare spending in the United States reaches a specific milestone: $10,000 per person. The National Healthcare Expenditure may reach $3.2 trillion this year, according to Forbes magazine. Based on a population of 320 million Americans, that would mean spending $10,000 per person. That number may be reached […]
Read MorePublished in Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 12 2014. Authors: Boris Zernikow, M.D., Ph.D et al This review aimed to synthesize the current evidence on the effectiveness of invasive treatments for complex regional pain syndrome in children and adolescents. Studies on children and adolescents with complex regional pain syndrome that evaluated the effects […]
Read MorePublished in Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 2/2015. Authors: Jessica M. Olson, M.S. et al Background: Anesthetic cardioprotection reduces myocardial infarct size after ischemia–reperfusion injury. Currently, the role of microRNA in this process remains unknown. MicroRNAs are short, noncoding nucleotide sequences that negatively regulate gene expression through degradation or suppression of messenger […]
Read MorePublished in Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 12 2014 Authors: Gilles A. Orliaguet, M.D., Ph.D. et al Background: This study was designed to assess the feasibility of dual closed-loop titration of propofol and remifentanil guided solely by the Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor in pediatric and adolescent patients during anesthesia. Methods: Children undergoing elective […]
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