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Author: Paige Haeffele Becker’s ASC Review Paul Pomerantz, CEO of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, plans to retire after a 10-year tenure. In his time as CEO, Mr. Pomerantz’s leadership grew the group’s membership to more than 56,500 and increased its annual revenue to more than $50 million, according to a Jan. 3 news release from the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hilary P. Grocott, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.A.S.E.; Laurel Grant, M.D. Anesthesiology December 2022. To the Editor: In the recent pilot trial reported by Strandenes et al., the authors studied the use of the cold storage of platelets in the setting of complex cardiac surgery and “focused on feasibility and safety to provide preliminary data to evaluate hemostatic […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sean W. Powers, D.O. et al Anesthesiology January 2023. Anesthesiology was consulted on an intubated 61-yr-old woman for difficulty ventilating secondary to a progressive air leak. A chest x-ray film that day (panel A) showed a circular area of lower density proximal to the endotracheal tube (ETT) tip. Computed tomographic scan revealed tracheal dilation of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Warren Choi, M.D.; Yafen Liang, M.D. Anesthesiology December 2022. To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article published in Anesthesiology by Strandenes et al., titled “A Pilot Trial of Platelets Stored Cold versus at Room Temperature for Complex Cardiothoracic Surgery.” We congratulate the authors on their pioneering work in the field of transfusion medicine and efforts to identify methods […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kirby D. Gong, MSE et al Anesthesiology December 2022. Background Delirium poses significant risks to patients, but countermeasures can be taken to mitigate negative outcomes. Accurately forecasting delirium in ICU patients could guide proactive intervention. Our primary objective was to predict ICU delirium by applying machine learning to clinical and physiological data routinely collected […]
Read MoreNEJM Journal Watch Thomas L. Schwenk, MD, reviewing Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative. JAMA Surg 2022 Jan 12 Feldman LS and Lee L. JAMA Surg 2022 Jan 12 The presence of an appendicolith doubled the likelihood of subsequent appendectomy. In a recent study, appendiceal diameter of ≥15 mm or fever >38°C predicted early failure of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hyun-Jung Shin, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology December 2022. Background Delirium is a critical postoperative complication in older patients. Based on the hypothesis that intraoperative dexmedetomidine sedation would lower postoperative delirium than propofol sedation would, the authors compared the incidence of postoperative delirium in older adults, using the mentioned sedatives. Methods This double-blinded, randomized […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jacquot M, Klinefelter et al Pract Pain Manag. 2023 January/February;23(1). With more than 1 in 5 Americans experiencing chronic pain, pain management is an important area of clinical research.¹ Ongoing studies are aimed at developing safe and effective analgesic drugs with a low risk of addiction and overdose.² In late 2022, an update to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Raghuraman M. Sethuraman, M.D. Anesthesiology December 2022. To the Editor: I read the recently published article on pectoral nerve blocks (PECS) for breast augmentation procedures with immense interest. I greatly appreciate the authors for analyzing the efficacy of PECS blocks on breast augmentation procedures and congratulate them for publishing this wonderful study on this topic […]
Read MoreAuthors: Fu-Shan Xue, M.D et al Anesthesiology December 2022. To the Editor: By a randomized, double-blind, dual-centered controlled trial in 73 adult female patients undergoing aesthetic breast augmentation surgery under general anesthesia, Aarab et al. showed that compared to multimodal analgesic regimen alone, pectoral nerve blocks combined with multimodal analgesia significantly improved postoperative pain control and decreased […]
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