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Muscle oxygenation in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty may be positively affected by neuraxial blockade, a phenomenon that may confer s everal long-term benefits, researchers have found. The pilot study, by a team of American and Austrian researchers, showed that muscle oxygenation decreased more in the upper than the lower extremity, which may be the […]
Read MoreWeather factors such as temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, and precipitation did not increase the risk for a low back pain episode, and higher wind and wind gust speed had a minimal effect, according to an Australian case-crossover study on July 10 in Arthritis Care & Research. “Many patients believe that weather impacts their pain […]
Read MoreA preoperative briefing lasting 2 minutes or less improves safety and communication in the operating room (OR) and reduces delays by more than 80%, say the authors of a new review. Briefings and debriefings can improve teamwork in the OR, lead author Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, and colleagues write in an article published in July […]
Read MoreA Prospective Blinded Cohort Study Authors: Karin PW Schoenmakers, Petra JC Heesterbeek, Nigel TM Jack, Rudolf Stienstra Published in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(26) Background. Stimulating catheters offer the possibility of delivering an electrical charge via the tip of the catheter. This may be advantageous as it allows verifying if the catheter tip is in close proximity […]
Read MoreMinimally invasive surgical procedures can halve the risk for postoperative complications compared with open procedures, but they are still being used infrequently in many US hospitals, results of a retrospective study suggest. The use of minimally invasive procedures varies widely among US hospitals, with urban hospitals being more than 4 times as likely as rural […]
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