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Authors: Kunal Panda, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 1026–1042. The incidence of perioperative cardiac arrest is between 4.3 to 5.8 per 10,000 procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) and is more common in high-risk groups such as patients under the age of 1 (35 per 10,000) patients 80 yr or older (10 per 10,000) and […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, A13–A15. Trial of selective early treatment of patent ductus arteriosus with ibuprofen. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:314–25. PMID: 38265644. Article Selection: Martin J. London, M.D. Image: Adobe Stock. The presence of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants beyond 3 days of age, particularly 1.5 mm or larger in diameter, is associated […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, A13–A15. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement in low-risk patients at five years. N Engl J Med 2023; 389:1949–60. PMID: 37874020. Article Selection: Martin J. London, M.D. Image: Adobe Stock. An industry-sponsored randomized study of outcome of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) versus surgical replacement (Edwards Lifesciences PARTNER trial; SAPIEN-3 valve) in patients with severe, symptomatic […]
Read MoreAuthors: Thomas Payne, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 884–886. “[Is] delirium causative of cognitive impairment, or is it a symptom of a ‘vulnerable’ brain that was already in decline?” Although the earliest descriptions of delirium date back to 500 BC, it was the English doctor Philip Barrough who first reported in 1583 a […]
Read MoreAuthors: Anahi Perlas, M.D., F.R.C.P.C. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 991–1001. Background Pulmonary aspiration of gastric content is a serious anesthetic complication. Gastric point-of-care ultrasound can determine the type and volume of gastric content when clinical information is equivocal. However, a cutoff value of either antral cross-sectional area or volume that may be considered […]
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