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A new model of the EnsoETM, capable of enteral fluid administration while also managing body temperature through a patient’s core, was granted 510(K) clearance from the FDA, according to a release from Attune Medical. The new model will provide food, medication, and warming or cooling to a patient through the esophagus in conjunction with the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Samalavicius, Robertas, Stasys, MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 776–784 BACKGROUND: Transapical implantation of artificial chordae using the NeoChord system (NeoChord Inc, Minneapolis, MN) is an emerging beating-heart technique for correction of mitral regurgitation (MR) through a minimally invasive left minithoracotomy. The purpose of the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yoshitani, Kenji, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 3 – p 763–768 BACKGROUND: Spinal cord ischemic injury is the most devastating sequela of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) have been used to intraoperatively assess motor tract function, but it remains unclear whether MEP monitoring can decrease […]
Read MoreDavid, a 38-year-old father of four and five-year survivor of fungal meningitis, experiences the long-term effects of contaminated epidural injections that have left him with headaches, visual disturbances, tinnitus, adhesive arachnoiditis and fibromyalgia. His story exemplifies the gap between state and federal health care laws and treatment protocols for those with chronic pain requiring high-dose […]
Read MoreWhat is happening to our country? I can’t believe this. Author: BOBBY ALLYN Patients sitting in emergency rooms, at chiropractors’ offices and at pain clinics in the Philadelphia area may start noticing on their phones the kind of messages typically seen along highway billboards and public transit: personal injury law firms looking for business by casting […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alicia Gallegos FROM ANNALS OF SURGERY Publish date: May 25, 2018 A study suggests that delirium in older adults is a postoperative variable that should be included in surgical quality registries, outcome measures, and assessment of hospital performance. Lead author Julia R. Berian, MD, of the University of Chicago Medical Center and her colleagues wrote, “Postoperative delirium has been associated […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Porteous, Grete, H., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 26, 2017 BACKGROUND: Microbiological contamination of the anesthesia work environment (AWE) is a potential source of health care–associated infections. Medication syringes, stopcocks, and many other areas are routinely contaminated during anesthetic care, and adherence to hand hygiene recommendations is poor. Using a simulation model, we investigated […]
Read MoreJAMA Surg. published May 23, 2018. Authors: Shahid Shafi MD, MBA, MPH et al Question What are the incidence and consequences of opioid-related adverse drug events in patients undergoing hospital-based surgical and endoscopic procedures within a large, integrated health care delivery system? Findings In this study of clinical and administrative data that included 135 379 patients, 14 386 (10.6%) […]
Read Morehe FDA is warning that over-the-counter (OTC) oral drug products containing benzocaine should not be used to treat infants and children younger than 2 years. We are also warning that benzocaine oral drug products should only be used in adults and children 2 years and older if they contain certain warnings on the drug label. […]
Read MoreMany first-time mothers have mistaken ideas about managing the pain of childbirth, a new survey reveals. The survey, commissioned by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), included more than 900 U.S. mothers, 73 percent of whom had vaginal births. While many said they had less pain than feared, many went into labor with false ideas […]
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