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By Ed Susman Almost half the women treated with uterine artery embolization to reduce the size of fibroids required no perioperative pain medication when interventional radiologists employed radial artery access and superior hypogastric nerve block, according to a study presented here at the 2019 Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). Of the 102 women […]
Read MoreBy Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA Medical News Today Potassium deficiency can occur if a person does not get enough potassium from their diet or loses too much potassium through prolonged diarrhea or vomiting. The symptoms depend on the severity of the deficiency but can include high blood pressure, constipation, kidney problems, muscle weakness, fatigue, and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Although patients frequently experience cessation of breathing in the postoperative setting, these apneas seldom lead to sustained low minute ventilation over clinically relevant time scales, a study has concluded. Data collected from noninvasive respiratory volume monitors in the PACU and on the general floor have shown that compensatory breaths following […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Frost Series #346 Written by: Arne O. Budde, MD Case Presentation A 57-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by emergency medical technicians after a motor vehicle accident. The patient had sustained head and facial trauma. His Glasgow Coma Scale score at the scene of the accident was 7. Two attempts to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Caroline Helwick Anesthesiology News General endotracheal anesthesia may be preferred over sedation with propofol in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography who are considered at high risk for adverse events from sedation, according to investigators from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “In this first prospective randomized trial comparing general endotracheal anesthesia with […]
Read MoreAuthor: Marie Rosenthal MS Anesthesiology News A recent meta-analysis indicates that the use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-related drugs (BZRDs) could increase the risk for community-acquired pneumonia (Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2019 Jan 8. doi: 10.1002/gps.5048. [Epub ahead of print]). The researchers analyzed 12 reports related to 10 studies that involved more than 120,000 cases of pneumonia […]
Read MoreBy Maria Cohut Medical news Today Previous research has suggested a link between the presence of diabetes and a person’s risk of cancer. Now, a large study in a Chinese population shows that type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of cancer — though females and males seem to be more at risk of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bozaan D et al. J Hosp Med 2019 Jan 8 A quality improvement intervention offers a strategy to use fewer multi-lumen PICC lines. Studies suggest a strong association between the number of lumens in peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines and risk for complications, including central line–associated bloodstream infections, venous thromboembolism, and catheter occlusions. Investigators […]
Read MoreBy Ana Sandoiu Medical News Today Scientists have developed a test for chronic fatigue syndrome that detects the reaction of the immune cells and blood plasma to stress. The findings may also help screen effective drugs for the condition. Scientists have developed and tested a new diagnostic tool for ME/CFS. Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Obstructive sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for difficult and failed intubation, a meta-analysis has concluded, and now there are odds ratios to prove it. As researchers from the United States and Canada noted, although the general risk for difficult and failed intubation is very low, it can nevertheless […]
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