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AUTHORS: Sun, Yi MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium is a major debilitating complication for patients and is associated with poor outcomes. Previous studies have suggested that excessive general anesthesia may lead to postoperative delirium. Electroencephalography (EEG)-based monitors have been administered in clinical practice in an attempt to deliver appropriate […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zieleskiewicz, Laurent MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 BACKGROUND: Postoperative pulmonary complications are associated with increased morbidity. Identifying patients at higher risk for such complications may allow preemptive treatment. METHODS: Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score >1 and who were scheduled for major surgery of >2 hours were enrolled […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a safe, effective treatment for patients with bicuspid valves, according to research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. “Numerous large-scale and randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of TAVR as compared with surgical aortic valve replacement,” wrote lead author John K. Forrest, MD, director […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yoon, Hyun-Kyu MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 870-878 BACKGROUND: Manual inline stabilization of the head and neck is a recommended maneuver for tracheal intubation in patients with a suspected cervical injury. However, because applying this maneuver inevitably restricts neck flexion and head extension, indirect […]
Read MoreAuthors: Subramaniam Balachundhar, MD, MPH, FASA and Preeti Upadhyay, MBBS, MPH Harvard Health Blog Cognition is an important function of the brain that enables us to acquire and process information, to enhance our understanding of thoughts, experiences, and our senses. Any condition that affects our ability to think, reason, memorize, or be attentive affects our […]
Read MoreAuthors: Robin Respaut and Deborah J. Nelson Reuters New diagnoses of one of the deadliest cancers fell by one-third in March and April as U.S. physicians and patients halted appointments and screenings during the COVID-19 outbreak. An empty hallway is pictured in a hospital in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Research […]
Read MoreAuthor: Peter Sullivan The Hill Antibody tests that determine if someone has had the coronavirus in the past should not be used for making decisions about people returning to work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says in new guidance. The CDC raised concerns with the accuracy of the tests and said that […]
Read MoreAuthors: David P. Fessell and Daniel Goleman Harvard Business Review The anesthesiologist’s beeper goes off — it’s an emergency call to place a breathing tube in a patient critically ill with coronavirus, a dangerous procedure due to the risk of viral transmission. Because of Covid-19, these calls are increasingly frequent; the intensity level in the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lumbreras-Marquez, Mario I. MBBS, MMSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 4 – p 857-868 BACKGROUND: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. While volumetric and gravimetric blood loss measurement techniques have been shown to increase PPH detection compared to visual estimation of blood […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: Orser, Beverley A. MD, PhD Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1109-1110 Health care workers are committed to learning from each other to optimize the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses recently called […]
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