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Author: Gina Shaw Anesthesiology News Abnormal clotting, apparently resulting from endothelial damage, has been described in patients with severe COVID-19 disease, and Chinese clinicians recommend initiating prompt anticoagulation therapy in all severe COVID-19 patients. Bin Cao, MD, with the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases in Beijing, described “clots in the small vessels of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Katie Looze Bronk The Joint Commision Study in May 2020 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Thursday, April 30 2020 A new study in the May issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety details experience over a 10-year period with a surgical quality improvement initiative developed to […]
Read MoreAmerican College of Surgeons American Society of Anesthesiologists Association of periOperative Registered Nurses American Hospital Association Introduction: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Surgeon General and many medical specialties such as the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Anesthesiologists recommended […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sebastian Breddam Mosegaard et al BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders BACKGROUND Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common upper-limb nerve compression disease. Carpal tunnel syndrome can lead to several symptoms such as tingling or numbness, pain in the hand or wrist, and reduced grip strength. Based on demographic characteristics, patient reported outcome measures, and with special attention […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News There is no evidence in the medical literature of adverse events when patients with COVID-19 take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), according to a new scientific brief from the World Health Organization. However, there are also no studies testing NSAID use in patients with COVID-19, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) or MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome). […]
Read MoreThe Frost Series #359 Anesthesiology News Author: Arne O. Budde, MD Case Presentation An 83-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department by emergency medical technicians after a fall, presenting with a blunt injury to the face with multiple visible injuries to the nose and lip and severe active bleeding from her mouth. Her cervical […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Adam, Elisabeth H. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1389-1395 BACKGROUND: Cardiothoracic surgery is associated with major blood loss and allogeneic transfusion of red blood cell concentrates. To minimize allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, intraoperative cell salvage has been effectively used for years. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: DelPizzo, Kate MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 BACKGROUND: Spinal anesthesia is known to have numerous benefits, including reductions in nausea and opioid consumption; however, postdural puncture headache (PDPH) remains a significant risk associated with this technique. The literature specifically examining this complication in adolescents is scarce. Our primary objective was therefore […]
Read MoreAuthor: Shefali Luthr Kaiser Health News Dr. Nora Volkow, who heads the National Institute on Drug Abuse, explains how emerging science points to added challenges for these patient populations and the public health system. In 2018, opioid overdoses claimed about 47,000 American lives. Last year, federal authorities reported that 5.4 million middle and high school students vaped. And just two […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Among chronic opioid users, having surgery seems to be associated with a faster time to opioid discontinuation—contrary to popular belief. A study by Toronto researchers concluded that several factors were associated with reduced odds of opioid discontinuation in this patient population, including oxycodone use, higher opioid doses, and diagnoses of […]
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