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AUTHORS: Gómez-Ríos, Manuel Á. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 BACKGROUND: Some patients still report moderate-to-severe postoperative pain after cesarean delivery. Local anesthetic wound infusion improves acute pain and might act on peripheral and central sensitization mechanisms; however, no studies have proved this hypothesis. We evaluated the potential benefits of continuous wound infusion of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rstNews Summary How do anesthesia providers account for time spent in cases that contain a delay on either the front end or back end? Today’s alert provides recommended solutions for such scenarios. It happens occasionally. A teacher waits for a delayed parent to pick up the last remaining child at the end […]
Read MoreI know this has nothing to do with anesthesia but I wanted to share with our readers so they stay healthy. Author: Katharine Lang MedicalNewsToday Obesity and overweight increase the risk of many health conditions. A new study from Canada has found that excess body weight may also affect cognitive function, with inflammation possibly playing […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Tülay Ceren Ölmeztürk Karakurt, Ufuk Kuyrukluyıldız et al. Anaesthesist. 2022 Jan OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and inhalation anesthesia (IA) used in lumbar disc herniectomy on postoperative cognitive recovery based on the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels. MATERIAL AND METHODS The […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: John Schutzer-Weissmann, Thomas Wojcikiewicz et al. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Jan BACKGROUND Obesity is a risk factor for airway-related incidents during anaesthesia. High-flow nasal oxygen has been advocated to improve safety in high-risk groups, but its effectiveness in the obese population is uncertain. This study compared the effect of high-flow nasal […]
Read MoreDuke Anesthesiology To address the U.S. opioid epidemic, policies and guidelines have focused primarily on reducing opioid prescribing and restricting supply. Accordingly, opioid prescribing decreased 38% in the past decade. Nevertheless, fatal opioid overdoses actually increased 300% during that period. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 73,000 people died […]
Read MoreSource: Australian Society of Anaesthetists doctoryg.blogspot.com AIM To advise on processes and techniques required to protect staff and prevent transmission of infection during airway procedures for patients with known or suspected COVID-19 infection. To help anaesthesia staff and anaesthesia departments in clinical decision making and in the production of local processes and protocols. This advice is […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Warrick, Christine M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 Abstract Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder is a potentially life-threatening condition that can occur during pregnancy. PAS puts pregnant individuals at a very high risk of major blood loss, hysterectomy, and intensive care unit admission. These patients should receive care in a center with […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Abd-Elsayed, Alaa MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 3 – p 524-531 BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to surge in the United States with the emergence of new variants. Statewide variability and inconsistency in implementing risk mitigation strategies are widespread, particularly in regards to enforcing mask […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Xu, Li MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 BACKGROUND: Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus. It is often debilitating and refractory to pharmaceutical therapies. Our goal was to systematically review and evaluate the strength of evidence of interventional management options for PDN and make evidence-based […]
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