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This has nothing to do with anesthesia however I wanted to share with our readers. By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD A very brief smoking cessation intervention delivered in emergency departments conferred a higher quit rate than a control program, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine study. Nearly 1600 Chinese […]
Read MoreAuthor: Erin Michael Healio Playing recordings of soft music or soothing words through earphones when patients are under general anesthesia could help them reduce the need for opioids after surgery, according to a study published in BMJ. “Anesthesia is usually considered a state of no sensations, yet several observations suggest that the central auditory pathway stays […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Liu, Xiaoqing MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1742-1748 BACKGROUND: Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is reported to reduce liver injury in patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis, but its role is unclear in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal triad clamping during hepatectomy. METHODS: […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Funcke, Sandra MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 10, 2019 BACKGROUND: This pilot study investigated the effect of sufentanil titration by 3 different analgesia monitoring devices or clinical signs during general anesthesia. METHODS: Forty-eight patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy with sevoflurane/sufentanil anesthesia were randomly assigned into 4 groups and received sufentanil guided either […]
Read MoreAuthors: Thompson, Jeffrey DO et al Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: January 2020 – Volume 34 – Issue 1 – p 49–54 Objectives: To determine the efficacy of a preoperative fascia iliaca compartment block in decreasing postoperative pain and improving functional recovery after hip fracture surgery. Design: Randomized prospective Level 1 therapeutic. Setting: Academic Level 1 trauma center. Patients: […]
Read MoreLauren M. Westafer, DO, MPH, MS reviewing Guihard B et al. JAMA 2019 Dec 17 This randomized controlled trial found rocuronium was not noninferior to succinylcholine for rapid sequence intubation. Rocuronium and succinylcholine are the most commonly used paralytics in rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in U.S. emergency departments (EDs). Some clinicians advocate for one medication over the other as […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Vitamin D deficiency on admission was associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease stage and mortality, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology. Dieter De Smet, MD, AZ Delta Medical Laboratories, Roeselare, Belgium, and colleagues conducted a retrospective observational trial in 186 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected […]
Read MoreThis has nothing to do with anesthesia however I wanted to share with our readers. By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM U.S. life expectancy increased from 69.9 years in 1959 to 79.1 years in 2014 — after which it began a slow decline, hitting 78.9 […]
Read MoreAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Hypertension journal report High blood pressure appears to accelerate a decline in cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure or hypertension. Having high blood pressure is a risk factor for […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Nafisseh S Warner, Kalli K Schaefer et al. Pain Pract. 2020 Nov 22 PURPOSE Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is a rapidly expanding field within neuromodulation; however, there is limited data on therapeutic efficacy. This study describes the indications and clinical outcomes for patients undergoing PNS for chronic pain states. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is […]
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