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Authors: van Loon K et al., Anesth Analg 2014 Jul 119:49 Hypoxic events occurred in similar numbers of patients with and without CO2 monitoring. Undetected hypoventilation is associated with complications in propofol sedation. To evaluate whether capnography reduces episodes of hypoxia during propofol sedation, researchers in the Netherlands randomized 427 healthy women undergoing deep sedation […]
Read MoreAuthors: Drake FT et al. Ann Surg 2014 Aug. In an observational study, oral contrast did not improve accuracy in patients who received intravenous contrast. In three single-center, randomized trials, oral contrast — given in addition to intravenous (IV) contrast — did not improve the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomographic (CT) scanning for suspected appendicitis. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lockey D et al., Br J Anaesth 2014 Aug 15; 113:220 Intubation was successful in 99% of patients, and all surgical airways were successful in this large retrospective series. To assess airway management of trauma patients in a physician-led prehospital system in England, researchers conducted a retrospective database review of 7256 prehospital trauma intubations […]
Read MoreAuthor: KRAIG S. DE LANZAC, MD A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Daily, and often several times a day, I am asked by patients about my role as a physician anesthesiologist. Occasionally the answer involves reiterating to patients that an anesthesiologist is a physician. Once we get into the discussion, patients are […]
Read MoreNew research linking epidural anaesthesia during childbirth to reduced risk for postpartum depression suggests that pain control during labor and delivery may lower women’s risk of developing the serious mood disorder. To examine the relationship between pain during labor and postpartum depression, Ting Ding, MD, from the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Surgical […]
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