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Author: Heidi Splete Pratcial Pain Management June 2023 A large meta-analysis suggests that duloxetine has substantive value for effective pain reduction, but other antidepressants may have fewer benefits. Results and perspective. One antidepressant medication, duloxetine, out of 25 other antidepressants, showed signs of effectiveness in the management of chronic pain, based on a new Cochrane Review of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Aalok V. Agarwala, MD, MBA et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023 The transition of responsibility and accountability for patient care from one clinical team to another is a routine part of modern health care delivery. Whether between physical locations (e.g., from the emergency department to an inpatient floor), […]
Read MoreAuthors: Emily P. Mihalko, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology July 2023, Vol. 139, 77–90. Background The use of low-titer group O whole blood is increasing. To reduce wastage, unused units can be converted to packed red blood cells. Supernatant is currently discarded post-conversion; however, it could be a valuable transfusable product. The aim of this study was […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alexandre Mansour, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology June 2023. Background Centrifugation-based autotransfusion devices only salvage red blood cells while platelets are removed. The same™ device (i-SEP, France) is an innovative filtration-based autotransfusion device able to salvage both red blood cells and platelets. We tested the hypothesis that this new device could allow a red […]
Read MoreBy Vasu Thanthullu, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.N.B., F.R.C.A., F.F.P.M.R.C.A., Dip. Pain Mgt., et al , TFM Publishing 2019 Pages: 550. Price: $49.95. Jessica Reardon, D.O. Anesthesiology June 2023. In recent years, the Royal College of Anaesthestists (the governing body of anesthesia in the United Kingdom) has switched from short answer questions to constructed response questions on their […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mike Charlesworth and Andrew Klein #TheAnesthesiaBlog July 2023 The association between ethnicity and outcomes in obstetrics is well known, but there has been little published about its relationship with obstetric anaesthetic care. This new national cohort study of women who gave birth between 2011–2021 from Bamber et al. finds differences between ethnic groups in rates of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Steven Simon et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 June 2023 A 57-year-old male underwent a robotic assisted ventral hernia repair under general endotracheal anesthesia. This was the first case of the day and the Avance CS2 (GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL) machine passed the automated check. There was no reported malfunction of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Konrad Meissner, M.D. et al Anesthesiology July 2023, Vol. 139, 16–34. Background Balancing between opioid analgesia and respiratory depression continues to challenge clinicians in perioperative, emergency department, and other acute care settings. Morphine and hydromorphone are postoperative analgesic standards. Nevertheless, their comparative effects and side effects, timing, and respective variabilities remain poorly understood. This study […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Basile, Ellen R. DO et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(1):p 6-12, January 2023. BACKGROUND: The representation of women among leaders in the field of anesthesia continues to trail that of their male counterparts. This qualitative study was conducted to understand the pathway of leadership acquisition among women in the field of anesthesiology. METHODS: Using constructivist […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kendall J. Burdick, MD et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter Volume 38, No. 2 June 2023 INTRODUCTION Ensuring patient safety during surgical procedures remains at the forefront of quality improvement initiatives, as supported by APSF. In addition to administering and monitoring anesthesia, clinicians manage patient vital signs and overall well-being throughout the surgery, […]
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