Author: Keya A. Locke, MD, MBA ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 19. As we take stock of where we are and all that has come before – of all that was lost and all that was won on the arduous road toward equity in the realization of the American dream for all peoples, I am compelled to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Thilen, Stephan R. MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1143-1153, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade (PRNB) is defined as an adductor pollicis train-of-four ratio (TOFR) <0.9. It is a common postoperative complication when nondepolarizing muscle relaxants are either not reversed or reversed with neostigmine. PRNB has been reported in 25% to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Harutyunyan, Robert MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1084-1095, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Medical technology is expanding at an alarming rate, with its integration into health care often reflected by the constant evolution of best practices. This rapid expansion of available treatment modalities, when coupled with progressively increasing amounts of consequential data for health care […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Rosero, Eric B. MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1030-1038, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Major disparities in complications and mortality after appendectomy between countries with different income levels have not been well characterized, as comparative studies at patient level between countries are scant. This study aimed to investigate variations in postoperative complications, mortality, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Brown, Sydney E. S. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(6):p 1133-1142, June 2023. BACKGROUND: Neuromuscular/neurologic disease confers increased risk of perioperative mortality in children. Some patients require tracheostomy and/or feeding tubes to ameliorate upper airway obstruction or respiratory failure and reduce aspiration risk. Empiric differences between patients with and without these devices and […]
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