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Anesthesiology News Patients who underwent total knee replacement and used a smartphone app (PainCoach) at home after surgery consistently reduced opioid painkiller use and improved pain control, according to new research presented at the 2019 Euroanaesthesia Congress in Vienna. The more the study participants used the app, the more likely they were to lower pain […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ajai Raj Anesthesiology News A high-volume community hospital has succeeded with routine same-day discharge for knee and hip replacements by using a multimodal analgesia protocol (MMAP). Researchers from Northside Hospital, in Atlanta, reported that their MMAP relies on opioids for analgesia only on an as-needed basis. In 2017, the researchers performed more than 2,000 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Xia Yuan et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 85 (2019) Background To compare surgical field visibility between patients given propofol/remifentanil (PR) or desflurane/remifentanil (DR) anesthesia. Methods A total of 80 adult patients undergoing middle ear microsurgery due to cholesteatoma otitis media with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II were randomly assigned to the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Usman Ali et al Pediatric Anesthesia Volume 29 Issue 7 July 2019 pages 690-697 Background Post‐operative nausea and vomiting is a significant cause of morbidity in pediatric anesthesia. As well as patient discomfort, post‐operative nausea and vomiting can also result in dehydration, delayed discharge and unplanned hospital admission. Children undergoing strabismus surgery are known […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael DePeau-Wilson Anesthesiology News The effects of a nationwide shortage of hyperbaric bupivacaine in 2018 led to changes in clinical practice, including an increased use of intrathecal adjuvants, and increases in minor adverse events in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) cases, according to a single-institution study. The shortage also provided the opportunity for a team […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jenna Bassett, PhD Anesthesiology News The type of anesthesia used in breast cancer surgery is not related to the rate of breast cancer recurrence, a retrospective study has concluded. Surgical tumor resection is a critical component of breast cancer treatment, but the risk for disease recurrence remains a significant concern. Researchers sought to determine […]
Read MoreWritten by: Diana Feinstein, DO, and Ellen Hauck, DO, PhD Anesthesiology News Case Presentation A 29-year-old woman who had delivered a healthy infant at a different hospital 7 days earlier was admitted for suspicion of delayed postpartum preeclampsia with severe features, based on symptoms of severe headache and elevated blood pressure (150/90 mm Hg). Magnesium […]
Read MoreAuthor: Amy Orciari Herman Adolescents’ risk for problems like depression and anxiety increases as the amount of time they spend on social media increases, according to a prospective, longitudinal study in JAMA Psychiatry. Nearly 7000 adolescents answered questions about internalizing problems (e.g., depression, anxiety) and externalizing problems (e.g., bullying, attention issues) when they were aged 12–15 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Li Zhang et al BMC Anesthesiologyvolume 19, Article number: 84 (2019) Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS) patients are known for their triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and airway obstruction. Their airway can be a challenge even for the most experienced pediatric anesthesiologist. Case presentation We report the case of a 9 day old 3.5 kg boy diagnosed with PRS, cleft palate, and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A multicenter consortium of pediatric anesthesiologists, called the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network (PRAN), has concluded that pediatric regional anesthesia is indeed safe. The study, based on more than 100,000 blocks, found that pediatric regional anesthesia offers a level of safety comparable to that in adults, and also confirmed the safety […]
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