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Authors: Mike Charlesworth and Andrew Klein The Anaesthesia Blog Peri-operative literature exploded in early 2020 with much in the way of low-quality COVID-19 anecdotes, secondary analyses, reviews and reviews of reviews. Today, we are delighted to have published several excellent primary scientific experiments that challenge our now well-established and sometimes precautionary guidelines and protocols. The AERATOR […]
Read MoreASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 10–11. Case 2022-1: Pagers… What’s a Pager? A 1-year-old male was undergoing a craniosynostosis procedure when the resident noted an increase in bleeding and an elevated heart rate from baseline. The resident texted his attending. The attending was not carrying her personal cellphone and did not receive the message […]
Read MoreAuthors: Madison I. Goldberger, MD et al ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 26–27. The COVID-19 global pandemic led to a complete halt in elective surgery so that hospitals could conserve their resources for the onslaught of critically ill patients. Now, as the rate of new infections that require hospitalization declines in the wake of vaccination, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Uday Jain, BSEE, MD, PhD, FASA and Daniel J. Cole, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 24–25. Walter Reed Hospital flu ward during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-19, in Washington, DC. There are four influenza viruses, A through D. Influenza A causes severe illness and is responsible for influenza pandemics. Influenza B […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 21–22. The COVID pandemic continues to impact us domestically and globally two years after the viral contagion was first identified and initial predictions regarding its course were made. Some of these predictions were accurate, many were not. A case in point were assumptions about […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Richards, Justin E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 2 – p 455-461 BACKGROUND: Hyperglycemia is associated with mortality after trauma; however, few studies have simultaneously investigated the association of depth of shock and acute hyperglycemia. We evaluated lactate, as a surrogate measure for depth of shock, and […]
Read MoreHello our readers we want to wish you and your family a fun and safe Holiday Season. We will not have any blogs to read except for this one. Take the day off and enjoy your family.
Read MoreAUTHORS: D’Souza, Ryan S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 35-43 BACKGROUND: Intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDS) have been utilized for over 3 decades for management of chronic pain and spasticity. Patients with IDDS may present for surgical procedures unrelated to the IDDS device, although data […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Miyoshi, Hirotsugu MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 5 – p 1107-1115 Abstract BACKGROUND: We investigated the relationship between the loaded pressure and flow rate in various catheters and the entire infusion line including the catheters, in several infusion solutions and packed red blood cells. METHODS: […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Thiele, Robert H. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 2 – p 393-405 Abstract While intraoperative mortality has diminished greatly over the last several decades, the risk of death within 30 days of surgery remains stubbornly high and is ultimately related to perioperative organ failure. Perioperative strokes, while […]
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