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DG Alerts A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases showed that HIV-positive people hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had an age-adjusted 47% higher risk of day-28 mortality compared with HIV-negative individuals. In addition, among people aged <60 years, HIV-positive status more than doubled the risk of mortality after adjusting for sex, ethnicity, age, baseline date, comorbidities, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Deer, Timothy R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p 387-394 BACKGROUND: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a significant disruption in the care of pain from chronic and subacute conditions. The impact of this cessation of pain treatment may have unintended […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Welch, Timothy P. MD, MSPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: Combined practice in pediatric anesthesiology (PA) and pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) was historically common but has declined markedly with time. The reasons for this temporal shift are unclear, but existing evidence suggests that length of training is a barrier to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Denise Baez DG Alerts Vitamin D deficiency was found in 82.2% of patients admitted to 1 hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “We have found that serum 25OHD [25-hydroxyvitamin D] levels are significantly lower in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 compared with […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim, Minjae MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 BACKGROUND: Aspects of intraoperative management (eg, hypotension) are associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in noncardiac surgery patients. However, it is unclear if and how the addition of intraoperative data affects a baseline risk prediction model for postoperative AKI. METHODS: With institutional review […]
Read MoreAuthor: Aaron Kandola Medical News Today Several things can cause heart palpitations and headaches to occur together, including low blood pressure, dehydration, and diet. Some conditions may require treatment, but the symptoms can pass on their own. Heart palpitations are heartbeats that are more noticeable. For example, they can cause a pounding or fluttering feeling. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Franklin, Andrew D. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery pathways confer significant perioperative benefits to patients and are currently well described for adult patients undergoing a variety of surgical procedures. Robust data to support enhanced recovery pathway use in children are relatively lacking in the medical literature, […]
Read MoreScience Daily Source: University of Saskatchewan Summary: A new study has found that exercise performance and blood and muscle oxygen levels are not affected for healthy individuals wearing a face mask during strenuous workouts. A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that exercise performance and blood and muscle oxygen levels are not affected […]
Read MoreReviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. News Medical Life Science A University at Buffalo-led research team has discovered a technique that could help increase the effectiveness of vaccines against the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. Jonathan F. Lovell, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UB, is the primary investigator on […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: De Jong, Audrey MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: “Macintosh”-videolaryngoscopes (VLs) are VLs that allow both direct and indirect laryngoscopy for intubation. We describe the decision-making and implementation-processes that our hospital used regarding the choice of device. We compared the performances of 4 Macintosh-VLs both in direct and indirect laryngoscopy. […]
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