Authors: Soyun M. Hwang, MD; Arney S. Abcejo, MD; Adam K Jacob, MD; Jesse M. Raiten, MD; Manpreet S. Mundi, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 40, No. 1 • February 2025 Over the past decade, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have been well established as excellent therapeutic agents for the management of type 2 diabetes […]
Read MoreAuthors: Xie, Yi-Shan M.D. et al Anesthesiology February 24, 2025. Background: Older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery are at risk of postoperative cardiovascular events. Accurate cardiovascular risk assessment is important for informed decision-making. Methods: This prospective cohort study enrolled older patients undergoing elective major noncardiac surgery. A frailty index based on preoperative geriatric assessments (FI-PGA) was […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hussain, Nasir MD MSc et al Anesthesiology March 04, 2025. | BACKGROUND: Both perineural and intravenous dexamethasone have been proposed as effective adjuncts that prolong the duration of peripheral nerve blocks. We sought to explore whether combining systemic with perineural dexamethasone yields any additive or synergistic effect on the characteristics and analgesic effects of peripheral […]
Read MoreAuthors: Guo, Shiqi Ph.D et al Anesthesiology March 28, 2025. | Background: Post-operative delirium (POD) is a common and serious clinical condition that occurs following anesthesia/surgery. While its clinical impact is well recognized, the underlying electrophysiological mechanisms remain largely unknown, posing challenges for effective treatment. This study aims to investigate hippocampal neural dynamics before and after […]
Read MoreAuthors: Brett, J MBBS PhD et al Anesthesiology February 2025. Background: Pain is common during pregnancy yet there are few contemporary studies of opioid utilisation in pregnancy. We aimed to describe prescription analgesic opioid use during pregnancy across four regions: Oceania [New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand], North America [Ontario (Canada), United States (US)], Northern […]
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