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The image of the opioid addict as a young person is fast becoming outdated, a new study suggests. Today, someone abusing opioids could be a working mom, or even a senior, a new review suggests. According to various sources, Americans aged 50 to 69 years represent the fastest growing population of opioid addicts, and the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kocjancic ST et al., Resuscitation 2014 Jul 7; Although intensified postresuscitation care was associated with improved outcome overall, in patients with shockable rhythms, early PCI was the only advanced intervention that was independently associated with improved outcome. Using a cardiac arrest registry in Slovenia, researchers compared outcomes between comatose survivors of nontraumatic cardiac arrest […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hashimoto Y et al., Anaesthesia 2014 Aug 69:878 Both insertion and ventilation with the i-gel are more successful without cricoid pressure. To determine whether cricoid pressure affects placement or effectiveness of ventilation with the i-gel supraglottic airway device, researchers conducted a randomized crossover study of 40 healthy adults undergoing elective surgery. In each patient, […]
Read MoreThis was a lecture from the ASA national meeting. Complications in treating obese patients were discussed Sunday in “Evidence-Informed Anesthesia for the Severely Obese: Example Obstetrics and Gynecology – Does It Exist?” Three presentations looked at challenges during childbirth, the effect of using higher doses of drugs based on weight and the respiratory physiology of […]
Read MoreThis was presented as a lecture at the ASA national meeting. Neuropathic pain is one of the most complex and difficult management challenges physician anesthesiologists face. Hundreds of distinct neuropathic pain syndromes have been documented and many are refractory to multiple treatments. “Neuropathic pain affects 18 percent of the general U.S. population,” said Jianguo Cheng, […]
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