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Authors: Megan L. Rolfzen, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023. Background Over-prescription of opioids after surgery remains common. Residual and unnecessarily prescribed opioids can provide a reservoir for nonmedical use. We therefore tested the hypothesis that a decision-support tool embedded in electronic health records guides clinicians to prescribe fewer opioids at discharge after inpatient surgery. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Paul Bramley and Andrew Klein TheAnesthesiaBlog June 2023 The effect of COVID-19 infection on peri-operative mortality was characterised by the first CovidSurg study, which found an increased postoperative mortality across an international cohort if surgery was undertaken within the first 7 weeks following infection. In this issue, a service evaluation examined perioperative mortality in an English […]
Read MoreAuthors: Oladinni D et al Pract Pain Manag. 2023 May/June;23(3). Background There are approximately 100,000 people living with sickle cell disease in the United States and millions more globally. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is even more prevalent and occurs in 1 million to 3 million US adults, with an occurrence rate of 8% to 10% […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tetef S. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 May/June;23(3). There is a compelling connection between EDS and chronic pain syndromes, and the missing link may be connective tissue disease. A clinical perspective and review. Introduction The primary objective of this review is to provide a connection between Ehler’s-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sergio Lassola, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023. To the Editor: Recently, evaluation of the diaphragm by means of ultrasound has become popular. The increase in diaphragm thickness during inspiration (thickening fraction) has been proposed as a noninvasive bedside measure of diaphragm function although previous studies have reported wide variability between thickening, inspiratory effort, and […]
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