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The Daily Briefing As concerns about the new coronavirus grow, doctors’ offices and hospitals around the country are reporting more cases of patients and visitors stealing hand sanitizer, surgical masks, and other supplies, Christina Farr reports for CNBC. About the global pandemic Reports of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, first surfaced in early December […]
Read MoreThe American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) sets standards of practice for the more than 55,000 physician anesthesiologists in the United States. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) promotes the safety of all patients who receive anesthesia care and the professionals who deliver that care. ASA and APSF make the following recommendations to address patient and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Accurate screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be possible using a point-of-care ultrasound screening (PoCUS) tool, which would help avoid the pitfalls of OSA screening questionnaires. “We currently have several screening tools to help identify people with OSA,” said Mandeep Singh, MD, an assistant professor of anesthesia at the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A study has found that intraoperative fluid management data can have an important role in risk prediction models for postoperative acute kidney injury. The study, from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, in New York City, concluded that adding these data to baseline risk prediction models improves their accuracy, giving anesthesiologists […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Assessing patient frailty preoperatively is recommended by various practice guidelines, but which instrument should clinicians use? A new study has concluded that the Clinical Frailty Scale is superior to both the Fried Phenotype and Frailty Index when assessing risk for a variety of negative postoperative outcomes. “Frailty has emerged as […]
Read MoreSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), can remain viable in aerosols for hours and on surfaces for days, according to a correspondence in the New England Journal of Medicine. The virus’s median half-life was about 1 hour as an aerosol. No viable virus was detected after 4 hours on copper, 24 hours on […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Previous research demonstrated the efficacy of the quadratus lumborum block in abdominal surgeries, but a new study has concluded that the block is not effective when used in colorectal surgeries. Researchers concluded that patients receiving the posterior quadratus lumborum block did not need fewer opioids postoperative ly and actually had […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Brandão, Julio C. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1564-1573 BACKGROUND: Pneumoperitoneum and nonphysiological positioning required for robotic surgery increase cardiopulmonary risk because of the use of larger airway pressures (Paws) to maintain tidal volume (Vt). However, the quantitative partitioning of respiratory mechanics […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yanshuang Wang et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 20, Article number: 1 (2020) Background To compare the application and efficacy of ropivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural anesthesia (CEA) and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) in labor analgesia. Methods Three hundred sixty pregnant women requesting labor analgesia from October 2017 to August 2018 were selected retrospectively. According to the anesthetic […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Adherence to a data-driven maximum surgical blood order schedule (MSBOS) for open and radical prostatectomies can help reduce unnecessary preoperative blood orders and procedure-related costs. “Our MSBOS program was inspired by ‘Choosing Wisely,’ which is now an international campaign geared toward decreasing unnecessary medical procedures,” said Mereze Visagie, BA, who […]
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