Author: Beatrice Beck-Schimmer Anesthesiology July 2024, Vol. 141, A13–A15. Individualized treatment effects of oxygen targets in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults. JAMA 2024; 331:1195–204. PMID: 38501205. Based on data from randomized trials, no oxygenation targets are known to affect patient outcome. Also, oxygenation targets specific to a patient’s characteristics have not been reported. This study was […]
Read MoreAuthors: Seyed A. Safavynia, MD, PhD; Shobana Rajan, MD, FASA ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 28–29. Electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring has become increasingly commonplace in the anesthesiologist’s practice since the Bispectral IndexTM (BISTM) Monitor (Medtronic) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996 for monitoring anesthetic depth. Today, several other intraoperative EEG devices exist, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shan-Shan Xu, M.D.; Linlin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.; Jian-Xin Zhou, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology July 2024, Vol. 141, 196–197. In Reply: WE would like to thank Yamazaki and Hosokawa for their interest in our article. The authors highlight four concerns about using the Swallowing, Tongue protrusion, Airway protection reflected by spontaneous and suctioning cough, and Glasgow coma scale Evaluation (STAGE) […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yukiko Yamazaki, M.D.; Koji Hosokawa, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology July 2024, Vol. 141, 195–196. To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Xu et al. that discusses how the Swallowing, Tongue protrusion, Airway protection reflected by spontaneous and suctioning cough, and Glasgow coma scale Evaluation (STAGE) score of neurologic patients may predict the success of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kenichi A. Tanaka, M.D., M.Sc. et al Anesthesiology July 2024, Vol. 141, 7–9. “… their findings … may have clinical implications for understanding ECMO-related bleeding. While they did not conclusively demonstrate a causal relationship, their data suggest that patients who bled had significantly elevated signals of contact activation based on biomarkers.” Blood surface interfacing that […]
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