Author: Adaora M. Chima, MBBS, MPH IARS Newsletter Issue 4 Health inequity and health disparity are phrases that have grown in medical, scientific and secular use in recent years. Although often used interchangeably, these pervasive issues are distinct but interwoven complex phenomena that have a ripple effect on every single member of societies where they […]
Read MoreAmerican Society for Post Surgical Pain 01 Newsletter ABSTRACT Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is a relatively novel therapeutic intervention that has been gaining popularity in the management of various chronic pain conditions. The new intervention has shown promising results with a narrow risk margin for complication and has gained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Chen, Zhao-Rong MM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 426-439, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction is a common perioperative complication, and blood flow restoration causes ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Dexmedetomidine (DEX) pretreatment can protect against cardiac IRI, but the mechanism is still insufficiently understood. METHODS: In vivo, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (30 minutes/120 minutes) was induced via ligation […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zhang, Tracy MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 440-450, August 2023. Background: Intraoperative arterial hypotension (IOH) is a common side effect of general anesthesia (GA), associated with poor outcomes in ischemic stroke. While IOH is more prevalent with hypertension, it is unknown whether IOH may differ when GA is induced during ischemic stroke, versus […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Pineau, Iris MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 418-425, August 2023. BACKGROUND: With the generalization of social network use by health care workers, we observe the emergence of breaches in medical confidentiality. Our objective was to determine, among anesthesiology and intensive care health care workers, the rate of medical confidentiality breaches among professional tweets. […]
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