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Authors: Laura A. Downey, M.D.; Susan M. Goobie, M.D., F.R.C.P.C. Anesthesiology November 2022, Vol. 137, 604–619. Erythrocyte transfusions in pediatric patients during the perioperative period are indicated for the treatment of severe anemia, bleeding, and/or decreased oxygen-carrying capacity resulting in end-organ dysfunction. However, erythrocyte transfusions can place pediatric patients at risk for transfusion-related adverse outcomes including infection, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Holshouser B, Ferguson M. Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). For children and adolescents, the prevalence of migraine by age 15 is 8% to 23%, and around 38.8% of Americans age 12 and older should be offered or considered for preventive migraine treatment.¹˒² Due to the debilitating nature of migraine disorder, it is important to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas R. Miller, PhD, MBA ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 1–8. I thank the readers who have emailed comments and questions to The Curious Economist. Recently, several curious readers asked two important anesthesia workforce-related questions, and my responses are the topics of this month’s column. The inquiries were: What are the trends in anesthesia […]
Read MoreAuthors: Virginia E. Tangel, M.A., M.Sc et al Anesthesiology November 2022, Vol. 137, 555–567. Background There are multiple preoperative risk scores for pediatric mortality. The aim of this study was to systematically describe and compare the existing studies of patient-specific multispecialty risk prediction scores for perioperative mortality in pediatric populations, with the goal of guiding clinicians […]
Read MoreAuthors: Michael R. Mathis, M.D.; et al Anesthesiology November 2022, Vol. 137, 586–601. Background Postoperative hemodynamic deterioration among cardiac surgical patients can indicate or lead to adverse outcomes. Whereas prediction models for such events using electronic health records or physiologic waveform data are previously described, their combined value remains incompletely defined. The authors hypothesized that models […]
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