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By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH High-risk patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and take dual antiplatelet therapy may fare better if they discontinue the aspirin after 3 months, according to an industry-supported trial. The findings were presented at the 2019 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference and published in the New England […]
Read MoreAuthors: Frölich, Michael A. MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 1 – p 224-232 BACKGROUND: In the perioperative context, benzodiazepines are widely used as anxiolytics. They affect cognition in general, but it is unclear whether the effects of a small dose of the short-acting benzodiazepine midazolam can […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Pain management after cesarean delivery is improved with a concerted multidisciplinary effort that embraces multimodal management techniques, an Israeli study has found. Study parturients reported significantly improved outcomes on several pain-related and adverse event measures, while the investigators observed a significant increase in the amount of nonopioid medications used. “Our […]
Read MoreThis has nothing to do with anesthesia however I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Dog ownership is associated with lower mortality risk in adults, especially those with cardiovascular disease, according to two reports in Circulation: […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Experts wishes all of our readers and providers a great 2020!
Read Morerk.md Nov 2019 A “deep” extubation refers to removing an endotracheal tube (ETT) or laryngeal mask airway (LMA) while the patient is still under anesthesia and his/her airway reflexes (ie, gag) have not returned. Although there are no absolute indications for deep extubation, it’s often performed in pediatric anesthesia as well as adult neurosurgery and […]
Read Morerk.md DECEMBER 29, 2019 Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are gaining more traction in the world of heart failure primarily as a bridge-to-transplantation or destination therapy (ie, ineligible for a heart transplant). These patients often times develop gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds requiring transfusion and endoscopic interventions. But why? By unloading the LV with an LVAD, many […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman For women with pregnancies post-term, labor induction at 41 weeks’ gestation may be safer than waiting another week, according to a study in The BMJ. Nearly 2800 women with low-risk singleton pregnancies at roughly 41 weeks’ gestation were randomized to either labor induction within 24 hours, or expectant management with induction at […]
Read MoreHealthDay News Liver injury episodes due to kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) are increasing in the United States, and chemical analysis can confirm the presence of this botanical in herbal and dietary supplements linked to cases of severe liver injury, according to a case series study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kelly Young Nearly one out of every two U.S. adults will be obese by 2030, and nearly one in four will be severely obese, according to new estimates published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers used 1993–2016 data on 6.3 million U.S. adults who participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to […]
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