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Anesthesiology News The FDA approved amisulpride (Barhemsys, Acacia Pharma Group) for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients who have failed previous antiemetic prophylaxis, according to a release from the company. The treatment is also approved for the prevention of PONV, either alone or in combination with an antiemetic of a different […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christina Frangou Anesthesiology News Most Cases Involve Physicians With No History of Abusive Behavior A new study looking at the root causes of disruptive behavior at a single hospital found that most reported cases of disruptive behavior were associated with systemic stresses in the clinical environment—such as inadequate hospital capacity, unclear policies and urgent […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira With the swift-moving changes we are all facing in this national emergency, the order of the day is “improvise, adapt and overcome,” to borrow a maxim of the U.S. Marines. This is not your mother’s flu, and we’re certainly not in Kansas anymore. We have never seen a time like this, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jia, Yuan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes appears to provide benefit in patients having noncardiac surgery; however, whether it is beneficial in patients having cardiac surgery is unclear. METHODS: We retrospectively examined patients having elective cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass through a median sternotomy […]
Read MoreAuthor: Laleh Jalilian, MD Anesthesia News Medical consumables are necessary supplies for health systems to provide care within a hospital or surgical environment. Consumables include gloves, gowns, masks, syringes, needles, sutures, staples, IV tubing, catheters, and adhesives for wound dressing, in addition to other tools needed by doctors and nurses to provide care. During a […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News Antibiotic resistance remains a challenging global problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. However, recent efforts by the CDC and others have been aimed at addressing these issues. Details of the CDC efforts to increase global antibiotic stewardship were presented at IDWeek 2019, in Washington, D.C. Globally, the prevalence of […]
Read MoreBy CASEY ROSS A series of studies, starting as a steady drip and quickening to a deluge, has reported the same core finding amid the global spread of Covid-19: Artificial intelligence could analyze chest images to accurately detect the disease in legions of untested patients. The results promised a ready solution to the shortage of diagnostic testing […]
Read MoreAuthor: Carin A. Hagberg, MD, FASA et al Anesthesiology News Management of the difficult airway remains one of the most relevant and challenging clinical situations encountered by anesthesia practitioners, as major adverse consequences can occur if the airway is not secured in a timely fashion. This edition of “Current Concepts in the Management of the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nikki Keen Anesthesiology News Many patients who are admitted to the hospital with acute heart failure (HF) have previously undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), according to a new study. And even when the breathing problems are detected during their hospital stay, the patients often are still given opioids, despite their potential for causing respiratory depression […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Perioperative acute injury to the kidney is associated with the development and progression of chronic kidney disease in the year following non-cardiac surgery, a study has concluded. The team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center did not observe a dose-response relationship between acute kidney injury (AKI) severity and subsequent […]
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