AUTHORS: Yagani, Seshagiribabu MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(6):p 1158-1166, December 2023. BACKGROUND: Lung interstitial edema is a clinically silent pathology that develops before overt pulmonary edema among pre-eclamptic women with severe features. Point-of-care lung ultrasonography (LUS) has been suggested as an accessible bedside tool that may identify lung interstitial edema before developing clinical signs […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sadjadi, Mahan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(6):p 1226-1232, December 2023. BACKGROUND: Sepsis remains the leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients, and mortality is increased when acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline recommends the implementation of supportive measures in patients at high risk for AKI. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mases, Anna MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(6):p 1116-1126, December 2023. BACKGROUND: The best use of perioperative cardiac biomarkers assessment is still under discussion. Massive postoperative troponin surveillance can result in untenably high workloads and costs for health care systems and potentially harmful interventions for patients. In a cohort of patients at risk for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jean Guglielminotti, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology December 2023, Vol. 139, 734–745. Background Labor neuraxial analgesia may reduce the odds of postpartum hemorrhage, the leading indication for maternal blood transfusion during childbirth. This study tested the hypothesis that labor neuraxial analgesia is associated with reduced odds of maternal blood transfusion overall. Methods U.S. birth certificate […]
Read MoreAuthors: Pietro Arina, M.D. et al Anesthesiology November 2023. Background The utilization of artificial intelligence and machine learning as diagnostic and predictive tools in perioperative medicine holds great promise. Indeed, many studies have been performed in recent years to explore the potential. The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the current state of […]
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