Author: Mariah Taylor Becker’s Hospital Review The expected increase in new cancer diagnoses this year is record-setting, even as overall cancer mortality is expected to continue its decline, the American Cancer Society said in its latest report. The report was based on the most recent data on population-based cancer occurrences and outcomes collected by central […]
Read MoreI thought this was very interesting so I wanted to share. AUTHORS: Chinn, Gregory A. MD, PhD; Gray, Andrew T. MD, PhD; Larson, Merlin D. MD Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(2):p 475-479, February 2024. Abstract Fidel Pagés, a Spanish surgeon, tragically died in 1923 at the age of 37, just 2 years after his publication “Anestesia […]
Read MoreSeizures in amygdala could lead to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified a part of the brain that may be associated with breathing failure following a seizure in people with severe epilepsy that cannot be controlled with medication. This condition, known as sudden […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lo, Brian D. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(2):p 465-474, February 2024. BACKGROUND: Pediatric patients requesting bloodless care represent a challenging clinical situation, as parents cannot legally refuse lifesaving or optimal interventions for their children. Here, we report clinical outcomes for the largest series of pediatric inpatients requesting bloodless care and also discuss the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zhenhu Liang, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology December 2023. Background Identifying the state-related “neural correlates of consciousness” for anesthetics-induced unconsciousness is challenging. Spatiotemporal complexity is a promising tool for investigating consciousness. We hypothesized that spatiotemporal complexity may serve as a state-related but not drug-related EEG indicator during an unconscious state induced by different anesthetic drugs […]
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