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AUTHORS: Surma, Victoria J. MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia April 10, 2023. BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are used frequently in pediatric patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after cardiac surgery. To improve data-driven transfusion decision-making in the ICU, we conducted a retrospective analysis to assess the effect of RBC […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fowler, Cedar MD, Ph et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6): p 1122-1132, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Most of the 1.1 million women who deliver by cesarean in the United States each year have an uncomplicated recovery. However, severe pain resistant to standard multimodal therapy within the first days after surgery is associated with an increased risk […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ketigian, Laura A. DO; Kidambi, Shantanu S. MD A & A Practice 17(7):p e01695, July 2023. Abstract Opioid-induced catatonia is underrecognized and poorly understood in the literature. An 81-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage III taking sertraline underwent surgery with general anesthesia, receiving fentanyl, hydromorphone, and ketamine. Postoperatively, she was unresponsive, rigid, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Vandenberg, Megan T. BA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 268-276, August 2023. BACKGROUND: A racial compensation disparity among physicians across numerous specialties is well documented and persists after adjustment for age, sex, experience, work hours, productivity, academic rank, and practice structure. This study examined national survey data to determine whether there are racial differences […]
Read MoreAuthor: Carly Werner, RD MedicalNewsToday Centralized pain syndrome is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). It develops due to changes in how the brain and spinal cord interpret pain signals, resulting in much higher sensitivity. The brain is constantly receiving and interpreting messages from the body. In central pain syndrome, the pain receptors […]
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