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Author: Leah Lawrence MedCentral It is well known that stroke kills more women than it does men, but associations between depression and stroke, as well as hormone exposure and stroke, are still emerging for this patient population. These links were addressed in detail at a pre-conference session of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s 2024 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Emily A. Vail, M.D., M.Sc. et al Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 375–386. Background The effects of spinal versus general anesthesia on long-term outcomes have not been well studied. This study tested the hypothesis that spinal anesthesia is associated with better long-term survival and functional recovery than general anesthesia. Methods A prespecified analysis was conducted of long-term […]
Read MoreAuthors: Amit K. Saha, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 387–398. Background An intraoperative transfer of care from one anesthesia provider to another, or handover, may result in information loss and contribute to adverse patient outcomes. In 2019 the authors undertook a quality improvement effort to increase the use of a structured intraoperative handover […]
Read MoreAuthor: Laura Dyrda Becker’s ASC Review Some ASCs have had their patient volumes and bottom lines affected by the inability to access anesthesia providers. “The continued shortage of anesthesiologists has led to many surgery procedures having to be canceled and/or postponed both in the hospital as well as the ASC setting,” Bruce Feldman, administrator of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gao, Yi MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(3):p 579-588, March 2024. BACKGROUND: Aging and preoperative sleep disorders are the main risk factors affecting postoperative cognitive outcomes. However, the pathogenesis of delayed neurocognitive recovery after surgery remains ambiguous, and there is still a lack of potential biomarkers for delayed neurocognitive recovery in older adult patients […]
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