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Authors: NINA SINGH-RADCLIFF, MD A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists More than 75 percent of operations in the U.S. occur in an outpatient setting. Outpatient, or ambulatory care, can take place in a number of different settings, including physician offices, outpatient surgery centers, or hospital or non-hospital-based outpatient clinics. With more and […]
Read MoreTo put this post in perspective the pain of childbirth is said to be equivalent of amputating a finger. The joint statement of the American Congress of OB/GYN and the American Society of Anesthesiologists sums pain control during labor and delivery quite nicely: “There is no other circumstance where it is considered acceptable for an […]
Read More9th World Stroke Congress (WSC). Abstract 032. Presented October 23, 2014. Authors: Daniel M. Keller, PhD For patients undergoing an endovascular procedure to treat acute stroke, local anesthesia (LA) was associated with better clinical outcomes and no higher rate of complications compared with general anesthesia (GA), a retrospective analysis of a pretrial cohort of the […]
Read MorePublished in Br J Anaesth. 2014;113(5):740-747. Authors: E. A. Hoste et Abstract I.V. fluid therapy plays a fundamental role in the management of hospitalized patients. While the correct use of i.v. fluids can be lifesaving, recent literature demonstrates that fluid therapy is not without risks. Indeed, the use of certain types and volumes of fluid […]
Read MoreOpioid pain medications are widely prescribed among women of childbearing age, which is a “significant public health concern,” federal health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. A new report published in the January 23 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) shows that roughly one fourth of privately insured […]
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