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AUTHORS: Tricia A. Meyer et al Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Newsletter Volume 38, No. 2 June 2023 BACKGROUND Administering the wrong medication is one of the most feared complications in any field of medicine. Anesthesia professionals are some of the only providers who prescribe, prepare, and administer their own medications. Therefore, the perceived fear among […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: Toby N. Weingarten, MD Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Newsletter Volume 38, No. 2 June 2023 More than a decade ago the APSF established a clear edict: “No patient should be harmed by opioid-induced respiratory depression in the postoperative period.”1 Research studies established a strong association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adverse postoperative opioid-related outcomes. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eleonora Balzani, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023. To the Editor: We read the interesting review published by Tacquard et al. and appreciated the effort to provide evidence on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and management of perioperative anaphylaxis. While we recommend reading this review to the practitioner who wishes to better understand the mechanisms underlying drug-induced […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mark Nelson, M.D., M.Ed. et al Anesthesiology May 2023. To the Editor: We read with great interest the erudite review of anaphylaxis by Tacquaer et al. and summary by Avram which appeared in the January 2023 issue of Anesthesiology. The review is comprehensive and timely. The mechanisms for hypotension associated with anaphylaxis are identified as vasoplegia, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Charles Tacquard, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023. In Reply: We thank the authors of the four letters to the editor for their interest in our work regarding our article and would like to respond to them as follows. Valach et al. suggest intramuscular epinephrine should be used as first-line treatment in perioperative anaphylaxis. We disagree with […]
Read MoreAuthors: Vivek Arora, M.B.B.S., M.D.; Alex Lee, M.D. Anesthesiology May 2023. To the Editor: We read with great interest the clinical focus review titled “Perioperative Anaphylaxis” published by Tacquard et al. in the January 2023 issue of Anesthesiology. The authors’ suggestion in Table 6, “Management Considerations for Perioperative Anaphylaxis,” that sugammadex may be considered as a therapy for rocuronium-induced […]
Read MoreAuthor: Selma H. Calmes, M.D. Anesthesiology May 2023. This interesting and well-written book documents the beginning of modern intensive care, focusing on polio epidemics in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the 1940s through the 1950s. These epidemics left many patients dead from respiratory failure when polio paralyzed the muscles needed for ventilation. Little could be done then […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kathleen Doheny Practical Pain Management June 2023 Clinicians can help patients recognize and cope with migraine triggers, including differentiating them from premonitory symptoms. Individuals with migraine who see a new physician almost always want to talk about their triggers, as Michael Marmura, MD, associate professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gottumukkala, Vijaya MBBS, MD (Anes), FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 628-635, April 2023. With changing global demographics and evolving epidemiological trends, the burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries is increasing at a rapid pace making integration of surgery and anesthesia care—as perioperative care—critical to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for 17 sustainable […]
Read MoreAuthors: Connie Chung, MD et al Anesthesia Safety Patient Foundation Newsletter Volume 38, No. 2 June 2023 The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Practice Parameters (CPP), chaired by Karen Domino, MD, MPH, created a task force to develop guidelines for neuromuscular blockade (NMB) to improve patient safety and satisfaction. The Anesthesia Patient Safety […]
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