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AUTHORS: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, MSBA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Oct 23 SUMMARY:The use of the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) as an intensive care unit (ICU) is a decision that can be made to accommodate overflow patients that require critical care. There are numerous risks and benefits to this alternate […]
Read MoreDG News Some antidepressant drugs are effective for some pain conditions, but most are either ineffective or the evidence is inconclusive, despite being used for a range of pain conditions, according to an overview of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. To explore this further, Giovanni Ferreira, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, and colleagues searched […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Xi Zhang et al Trials. 2023 Jan 29; 24(1): 67 BACKGROUND The double-lumen tube (DLT) is an essential equipment for thoracic anesthesia and the precise position of DLT placement is particularly important for anesthesia and surgery. However, the incidence of DLT malposition remains high and it leads to lung isolation failure […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Schnetz, Michael P. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 194-203, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Intraoperative hypotension (IOH) is strongly linked to organ system injuries and postoperative death. Blood pressure itself is a powerful predictor of IOH; however, it is unclear which pressures carry the lowest risk and may be leveraged to prevent subsequent hypotension. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jonathan M. Tan, MD, MPH, MBI, FASA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Feb 2023 INTRODUCTION Anesthesiology as a specialty has a long history of innovation in technology development linked to improvements in patient safety. However, the speed of technological development in the past 20 years has been unprecedented. This is mostly related to […]
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