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Nov 6, 2024 · End-Tidal Control Shows Benefits Over Traditional Anesthesia Delivery. The use of end-tidal control (ETC) software is a viable alternative to conventional, manually titrated anesthesia delivery. Clinical Anesthesiology. NOVEMBER 11, 2024.
10 Common Pediatric Airway Problems—And Their Solutions
Nov 5, 2024 · Dr. Whitten is the author of “Anyone Can Intubate: A Step–by–Step Guide to Intubation and Airway Management” and “Pediatric Airway Management: A Step–by–Step Guide,” both from Mooncat Publications.She also blogs about airway management at AirwayJedi.com, and has created instructional DVDs on the topic.She reported no …
A Basic Review of Pain Pathways and Analgesia - Anesthesiology …
Nov 1, 2018 · GPCRs are found throughout the central and peripheral nervous system and are involved in many aspects of nervous system function, including sympathetic and parasympathetic activity and pain modulation. The GPCR passes through the cell membrane 7 times, creating 3 extracellular and 3 intracellular loops.
How Physician Shortages Could Change The Future of …
Oct 31, 2024 · The overall message is that physician anesthesiologists will be faced with major changes in the coming decade as issues ranging from changing practice and compensation models, to evolving business trends, to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic affect the industry. “Everybody is like frogs in a pot of water,” Dr. Sibert said. “The ...
Cold Laser Therapy for Acute and Chronic Pain Management
Nov 5, 2024 · Cold (nonsurgical) laser therapy is a form of photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy, which can be used for the treatment of both acute and chronic pain. Compared with alternative therapies like acupuncture (ca. 8000-3500 B.C.), chiropractic (1895), and even physical medicine and rehabilitation (1947), cold laser therapy is a relatively recent ...
The 2022 ASA Practice Guidelines for Management Of the Difficult …
Oct 31, 2024 · Individualized anesthesia selection and delivery may be necessary for the successful management of complex patients. Anesthetic management of patients presenting for catheter-based embolectomy is often challenging as patients are at risk for acute decompensation. All ASA guidelines are developed based on …
Regular Marijuana Use Changes Anesthesia Needs
Oct 15, 2019 · In Colorado, recreational cannabis use was legalized in 2012. For sedation, cannabis users needed an average of 125.93 mcg of fentanyl, 9.15 mg of midazolam, and 44.81 mg of propofol, compared with nonusers who needed 109.91 mcg of fentanyl, 7.61 mg of midazolam, and 13.83 mg of propofol. The differences translated to an additional 14% of ...
Regional Anesthesia and The Patient with Preexisting Neuropathy
Nov 3, 2024 · There has been growing interest among practitioners of regional anesthesia concerning its provision to people with a preexisting neurologic condition and, specifically, a history of neuropathy.. The benefits of providing regional anesthesia for patients undergoing a variety of surgical interventions have been well established. In 1999, Alon P. Winnie, MD, a pioneer of regional anesthesia and ...
Prevention of Wrong-Side Nerve Blocks: Part 2 - Anesthesiology …
Sep 20, 2021 · In the first part of our review of WSNBs, published in an earlier issue (Anesthesiology News Special Edition 2019;suppl:24-31), we summarized the literature concerning this topic and discussed the incidence, general principles and strategies related to decreasing the chance of WSNBs and/or wrong patient blocks. This article focuses on practical and readily implementable prevention strategies ...
Multimodal Analgesia: The Foundation of a Successful …
Nov 3, 2024 · The benefits of not relying on a single class of medications to treat pain were recognized several decades ago by Kehlet and Dahl, whose work established the basis for the “multimodal movement.” 4 Consistency and standardization are important when implementing a multimodal analgesia pathway for a particular surgery. Standardization based on evidence allows for the largest number of ...