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Author: Amy Murnan MedicalNewsToday January 26, 2023 The pituitary gland is a small gland that sits behind the bridge of the nose, beneath the brain. Tumors around this gland may cause various types of headaches, but they often cause pain in the forehead. This information comes from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Most pituitary tumors […]
Read MoreASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 20. UpToDate® and ASA Monitor are collaborating to present select content abstracts on “What’s New in Anesthesiology.” UpToDate is an evidence-based, clinical support resource used worldwide by health care practitioners to make decisions at the point of care. For complete, current “What’s New” content, or to become a subscriber for full […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mathias Maagaard et al Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2023 Jan 26 OBJECTIVES To assess any benefit or harm, we conducted a systematic review of randomised clinical trials allocating adults to dexmedetomidine versus placebo/no intervention for the prevention of delirium in intensive care units or postoperative care units. DATA SOURCES We searched Medline, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lauren Hellicar MedicalNewsToday January 25, 2023 Laser therapy for back pain offers the advantages of not requiring surgical incisions into the body and avoiding the potential adverse effects of long-term medication use. Some studies have shown that up to 23% of adults experience back pain worldwide, making it a common health complaint. Treatments for the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Blank, Michael Cand.Med et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 24, 2023. BACKGROUND: The recommendation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients 65 to 80 years of age is equivocal, leaving patients with a difficult decision. We evaluated whether TAVR compared to SAVR is associated with reduced odds […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mohamed, Shuweikha Salim MD, MMed et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 18, 2023. BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia techniques are increasingly used in high-income countries (HICs) for both surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. However, regional anesthesia has not been utilized to the same degree in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) due to a lack of resources […]
Read MoreAuthor: Robin Hocevar ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 26. Amid consolidations, payment pressures, the No Surprises Act, and, of course, COVID-19, there’s been a shift in the discussion of attending physician unionization over the last five-10 years. Dr. de Lanzac and other ASA members attended a presentation by Bob Sugarman, JD, Tom Sugarman, MD, and […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Alan Nagington et al Eur Spine J. 2023 Jan 21 PURPOSE Clinical guidelines recommend epidural steroid injection (ESI) as a treatment option for severe disc-related sciatica, but there is considerable uncertainty about its effectiveness. Currently, we know very little about factors that might be associated with good or poor outcomes from […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, e2–e3. Since the advent of spell checkers on word processing platforms, humans have been using computers to help craft our works of writing. I am writing this introduction using a voice dictation program to transfer my words into text. As the text […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Jan 20, 2023 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with higher survival rate than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among patients presenting with multivessel coronary artery disease, according to new findings to be presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in San Diego. “The findings of […]
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