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Authors: Mark D. Neuman, M.D., M.Sc et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 812. In Reply: We agree with Drs. Petersen, Braithwaite, and Torgeson that the CI values reported in our recent article provide valuable information to guide interpretation of our findings. As we state in the article, our results exclude large effects of anesthesia […]
Read MoreAuthors: Timothy R. Petersen, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 811. To the Editor: We read with interest the recent report on the Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture (REGAIN) study of 1-yr survival with general versus spinal anesthesia in proximal femur fracture repair. Those authors reported (p. 380) that the choice […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yuriy S. Bronshteyn, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 752–754. The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam has for decades been used to screen for free peritoneal and pericardial fluid in blunt trauma. Although the exam was originally developed for blunt trauma, anesthesiologists have also demonstrated its utility in narrowing the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dan Zhao, M.M. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 750–751. A 51-year-old female patient with mirror-image dextrocardia and lung transposition (three lobes in the left lung and two lobes in the right) underwent thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal mass and partial right lung. Preoperative chest computed tomography revealed the take-off of the upper […]
Read MoreAuthors: María Claudia Niño, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 806–807. To the Editor: We have read with great interest the recently published article by Aziz et al. in which they observed that patients with a positive COVID-19 test within 2 weeks of surgery had higher probabilities of postoperative pulmonary complications (14% vs. 10%) and mortality […]
Read MoreWe are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Stephanie Gibbons, B.S. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 793–796. To the Editor: Surgical site infections are associated with increased patient morbidity and mortality. At the University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa) and Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.), there were surgical site infections for 12% (13 of 106) with Staphylococcus aureus transmission detected among anesthesia workspace reservoirs versus 2% (8 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Atul Malhotra et al N Engl J Med 2024 Jun 21 Background: Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by disordered breathing during sleep and is associated with major cardiovascular complications; excess adiposity is an etiologic risk factor. Tirzepatide may be a potential treatment. Methods: We conducted two phase 3, double-blind, randomized, controlled trials involving adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive […]
Read MoreWe are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Lubbock Heart and Surgery Hospital in Lubbock TX. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $575,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. CRNA call is 1:6 Competitive salary of $280,000 plus benefits. 8 weeks of vacation. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Brian M. Ilfeld, M.D., M.S.; Daniel I. Sessler, M.D. Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 638–642. “[T]he clinical meaningfulness of group differences in pain scores cannot alone determine the overall clinical importance of that difference: tolerability, safety, convenience, durability of benefits, and cost along with a host of additional factors must be considered including comparisons with alternatives.” Postoperative pain usually lasts […]
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