This is for our readers who treat chronic pain patients Author: Robby Berman MedicalNewsToday Health experts and researchers have long suspected that shingles can lead to stroke and coronary heart disease. New research has found that the association between shingles and cardiovascular events is more significant than previously thought. The long-term study reveals that the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Che, Lu MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 02, 2022. BACKGROUND: Evidence has shown that large-scale pandemics can have prolonged psychological impacts on health care professionals. The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic peak and to explore the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Liu, Jia MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 02, 2022. BACKGROUND: The Dual Pathway for Certification in Pediatrics and Anesthesiology was created in 2011 to develop leaders in caring for children with complex medical and surgical conditions. While existing dual-trained practitioners report continued practice in both pediatric anesthesiology (PA) and pediatric critical care […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Di Qiu, Xing-Ming Wang, Jin-Jin Yang, Sai Chen JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Dec 1; 5(12): e2244514 IMPORTANCE Postoperative sleep disturbance (PSD) is common in patients after surgery. OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of intraoperative esketamine infusion on the incidence of PSD in patients who underwent gynecological laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Krom, Russell J. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(3):p 518-523, March 2023. BACKGROUND: Hyperfibrinolysis is a possible complication during liver transplantation, particularly immediately after reperfusion. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study to examine the incidence, treatment, and resolution of postreperfusion hyperfibrinolysis in patients undergoing liver transplantation at Duke University Hospital from 2015 to […]
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