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Authors: Jacqueline M. Leung, MD, MPH; Daniel J. Cole, MD, FASA ASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 1–12. Postoperative delirium is a geriatric syndrome associated with prolonged hospital length of stay and worsened functional and cognitive status after hospital discharge. Despite its prevalence, its pathophysiology is incompletely understood. Delirium is a complex interplay between patient vulnerability […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Wei-Nung Teng et al Curr Opin Anesthesiology . 2019 Aug;32(4):472-479. Abstract Purpose of review: We reviewed evidence of recent innovations in sedation education and discuss experiences with sedation training in Taiwan. Recent findings: Current Status of Sedation Training: Didactic training and supervised clinical mentoring are common methods of sedation training. Although training course designed by professional societies […]
Read MoreAuthor: Uday Jain, MD, PhD, FASA ASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 23. As technology and its skillful use advance, older techniques fall into disuse. Over time, this leads to deskilling in older techniques. Newer technologies may not be as widely available as the older ones, even within the United States. Newer technologies are often unavailable […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Oh, Eun Jung MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 59-68 Abstract BACKGROUND: Medication dosing errors can occur during microinfusions when there is vertical pump displacement or multidrug infusion through a single intravenous path. We compared flow rate variability between new-generation cylinder-type infusion pumps […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Richards, Justin E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 1 – p 68-79 Abstract Vasopressor use in severely injured trauma patients is discouraged due to concerns that vasoconstriction will worsen organ perfusion and result in increased mortality and organ failure in hypotensive trauma patients. Hypotensive resuscitation is advocated […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Safavi, Kyan C. MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 4 – p 933-939 BACKGROUND: The traditional paradigm of hospital surgical ward care consists of episodic bedside visits by providers with periodic perusals of the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). Vital signs and laboratory results are directly pushed […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Teng, Wei-Nung MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 2 – p 526-534 BACKGROUND: Fascia blocks (eg, the transversus abdominis plane [TAP] block) target the intermuscular fascia layers. Ultrasound techniques have allowed peripheral blocks to be performed with accuracy and safety, however, with limitations. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Privratsky, Jamie R. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 49-58 BACKGROUND: Both postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and preoperative chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with significantly worse outcomes following surgery. The relationship of both of these conditions with each other and with CKD […]
Read MoreAUYTHORS: Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD et al ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 19–20. The unprecedented morbidity and mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic have been at the forefront of our consciousness. However, the ravages of COVID-19 extend beyond death and disease. The pandemic of the past two years has stressed the economies of every country […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Naik, Bhiken I. MBBCh et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 8-17 BACKGROUND: Opioids remain the primary mode of analgesia intraoperatively. There are limited data on how patient, procedural, and institutional characteristics influence intraoperative opioid administration. The aim of this retrospective, longitudinal study from 2012 to 2016 […]
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