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The Anaesthesia Blog Since 2009, Anaesthesia has published annual special issues focusing on novel and clinically-important topics in peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain. This year, for the first time, we are revisiting a subject that was previously featured in 2009: regional anaesthesia. This is an acknowledgement, not only of widespread public interest, but also the fundamental importance […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Eva Koetsier, Sander M J van Kuijk et al. Neuromodulation. 2020 Dec OBJECTIVES Dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRGS) is a promising neurostimulation modality in the treatment of painful polyneuropathy. The aim of this prospective pilot study was to investigate the effect of DRGS on pain intensity in patients with intractable painful […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM NEJM Journal Watch A continued decline in lung cancer mortality is driving the drop in overall cancer mortality in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society’s annual cancer report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Lung cancer death rates […]
Read MoreAuthor: CLARE WATSON Science Alert Get your eight hours of sleep each night. That’s the usual message, because with enough sleep comes a whole host of health benefits. But sleep quality may actually be the most important factor predicting good mental health, more so than hours slept, physical activity, and diet, according to a new study […]
Read MoreAuthor: Richard Novak, MD The Anesthesia Consultant Clinical Case of the Month: You’re medical director for a busy outpatient surgery center. An RN routinely does the preoperative screening by telephoning each patient two days prior to surgery. The RN pages you with this question: A 48-year-old patient scheduled for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club Author: Alexander Kulikov, Valentina Tere et al. Clin J Pain. 2020 Dec OBJECTIVE Postoperative pain after craniotomy is a significant clinical problem which is sometimes underestimated, although moderate or severe pain in early postoperative period complicates up to 60% of cases. The purpose of this prospective randomized multicenter trial is to determine […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News When patients present with low-risk stable chest pain (SCP), anatomic imaging strategies—coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), for example—may be more cost-effective than functional strategies, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. The authors developed a microsimulation model to investigate, relying on patient data from the Prospective Multicenter Imaging […]
Read MoreWritten by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira MedicalNewsToday Scientists have found no trace of SARS-CoV-2 in the brains of people with the infection. However, they have observed blood vessel damage caused by the body’s inflammatory response in the post-mortem brains of patients who tested positive for the virus, which suggests the virus may indirectly attack the organ. The […]
Read MoreBY ROBIN FOSTER HealthDay News The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths reached a record high as the coronavirus pandemic held the country in its grip last spring, new government data shows. For the 12 months ending in May, more than 81,000 people died from an overdose. That is the highest number ever recorded during […]
Read MoreA Cohort Study of Cognitive Screening in Older Adults AUTHORS: Tiwary, Nayan BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment is common in older surgical patients and is associated with postoperative delirium. However, cognitive function is inconsistently assessed preoperatively, leading to missed opportunities to recognize vulnerable patients. We designed a prospective cohort […]
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