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Anesthesia & Analgesia: Sept 2015-Volume 121-Issue 3-p778-784 Authors: Kim, Hyuckgoo MD et al BACKGROUND: The anxiolytic efficacy of video watching, in the absence of parents, during the mask induction of anesthesia in young children with high separation anxiety has not been clearly established. We performed this study to determine whether the effect of video distraction […]
Read MorePain is one of the most common complaints after inguinal hernia repair, but the incidence of chronic pain can vary significantly from study to study. Estimates of chronic pain after open mesh and laparoscopic repairs tend to fall between 4% and 30% (Surg Endosc 2010;24:1707-1711; Ann Surg 2006;244:212-219), but some trials report values of greater than 50% (Br […]
Read MoreHead elevation before direct laryngoscopy may substantially increase the likelihood of obtaining a better laryngeal view, making it the ideal starting point when difficult visualization is expected, research has shown. A research team led by Mohammad El-Orbany, MD, professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, studied the effects of head elevation […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015- Volume 121-Issue 2- p440-448 Authors: Mort, Thomas C. M.D. et al BACKGROUND: Tracheal tube exchange is a simple concept but not a simple procedure because hypoxemia, esophageal intubation, and loss of airway may occur with life-threatening ramifications. Combining laryngoscopy with an airway exchange catheter (AEC) may lessen the exchange risk. […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: June 2015 Authors: Fouladpour, Nick MD et al BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in patients undergoing surgery. OSA, known or suspected, has been associated with significant perioperative adverse events, including severe neurologic injury and death. This study was undertaken to assess the legal consequences associated with poor outcomes related to […]
Read MoreAllan F. Simpao, MD 2015 Annual Meeting Program Chair, Society for Technology in Anesthesia Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jorge A. Galvez, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School […]
Read MoreIn the 2 years after publication of national guidelines on tonsillectomy quality of care, there were favorable changes in medication use among children undergoing this operation, according to a retrospective cohort study published June 22 in Pediatrics. However, the proportion of children returning to the hospital because of complications increased. Investigators assessed the effect of the 2011 […]
Read MoreIt is unlikely that birth by cesarean delivery is a causal risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study by researchers in Cork, Ireland, who have examined this issue previously. In a meta-analytic review of relevant studies published last year in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, they found that birth by […]
Read MorePatients who complain of restless leg syndrome (RLS) often have pain as one of the common symptoms of the disorder and they often seek medical treatment for relief of that pain, researchers reported here at SLEEP 2015, the 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). About 58% of adult patients were responders […]
Read MoreA randomised study presented here on June 20 at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) suggests that dextrose can be used in paediatric patients to decrease postoperative vomiting (POV). POV is common in children and often may lead to hospital admissions, said Kelly Anne Fedoruk, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of […]
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