Anesthesiology (all articles)
Guideline: Management of the Child’s Airway Under Anesthesia
18 Jun, 2019 | 07:04h | UTCRelated: Current Concepts in the Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway – Current Anesthesiology Reports (free) AND Unanticipated difficult airway management in children – the consensus statement of the Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Section and the Airway Management Section of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy and the Polish Society of Neonatology. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
[Abstract Only] New Index for Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation
18 Jun, 2019 | 06:38h | UTCNew Index for Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Article: A New Index for Pre-Operative Cardiovascular Evaluation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Revision of Expert Panel’s Guidelines on Postoperative Pain Management
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:53h | UTC
ASIPP Guidelines for Sedation and Fasting Status of Patients Undergoing Interventional Pain Management Procedures
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:27h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration (free) AND Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free)
Related Narrative Review: Nothing by Mouth at Midnight: Saving or Starving? A Literature Review – Gastroenterology Nursing (free)
“Based on extensive literature and consensus, a minimum fasting period is established as 2 hours before a procedure for clear liquids and 4 hours before procedure for light meals, rather than having all patients fast for 8 hours or even fasting beginning at midnight the night before the procedure.”
Systematic Review of Perioperative Cardiac Risk Prediction Indices
13 Jun, 2019 | 10:30h | UTC
Chronified Pain Following Operative Procedures: The Place of Locoregional and Systemic Local Anesthetics
9 Jun, 2019 | 12:56h | UTC
Fluid Management in Septic Shock: A Review of Physiology, Goal-Directed Therapy, Fluid Dose, and Selection
7 Jun, 2019 | 06:45h | UTC
Study: Prevalence and Cost of Care Cascades After Low-Value Preoperative Electrocardiogram for Cataract Surgery
5 Jun, 2019 | 04:03h | UTCPrevalence and Cost of Care Cascades After Low-Value Preoperative Electrocardiogram for Cataract Surgery in Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Cascades Of Care – American Council on Science and Health (free)
Related: Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery (link to abstract and commentary) AND Systematic Review: Routine Preoperative Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Excited to share our work in @JAMAInternalMed TLDR: We looked at downstream cascades of care after low-value preoperative EKG for cataract surgery. 5-11 events/100 patients in following 90 days cost 10x more than initial EKGs. THREAD (1/7) https://t.co/LFYDsi7uyM #ARM19
— Ishani Ganguli MD, MPH (@IshaniG) June 3, 2019
Randomized Trial: Intraoperative High PEEP vs. Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:26h | UTCEffect of Intraoperative High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With Recruitment Maneuvers vs Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Setting Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Undergoing Surgery (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
An intraoperative mechanical ventilation strategy with a higher level of PEEP and alveolar recruitment maneuvers did not reduce postoperative pulmonary complications in #obese patients https://t.co/ONd7Mo0S2F #EA19
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 3, 2019
Opinion – “Myth-busting the Fluid Bolus”
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:21h | UTCOpinion: Myth-busting the fluid bolus – PulmCrit (free)
Related: Debates in sepsis – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Point and Counterpoint: Should the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Be Retired? (free commentaries) AND The 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use (free commentaries)
Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
31 May, 2019 | 05:02h | UTCNews Release: Updated Guidelines on Dental Sedation Address Concerns Over Safety for Pediatric Patients – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Paravertebral Blocks: Anatomical, Practical, and Future Concepts
29 May, 2019 | 10:36h | UTCParavertebral Blocks: Anatomical, Practical, and Future Concepts – Current Anesthesiology Reports (free)
Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block: A New Paradigm in Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia
29 May, 2019 | 10:34h | UTC
The Adductor Canal Block: A Clinical Review
29 May, 2019 | 10:35h | UTCThe Adductor Canal Block: a Clinical Review – Current Anesthesiology Reports (free)
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Patients After Cardiac Surgery
29 May, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Systematic Review: Thromboelastography‐guided Therapy in Elective Cardiac and Liver Surgery and Emergency Resuscitation
28 May, 2019 | 10:26h | UTC
Current Concepts in the Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway
26 May, 2019 | 19:49h | UTC
Management of Antiplatelet Therapy for Non-elective Invasive Procedures of Bleeding Complications
24 May, 2019 | 05:26h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Perioperative Small Dose Dexamethasone Enhances Recovery After Thyroid Surgery
19 May, 2019 | 15:20h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Meta-Analysis: General Anesthesia vs. Spinal Anesthesia in Total-hip Arthroplasty
16 May, 2019 | 05:54h | UTC
Unrecognized Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated with Increased Postoperative Cardiovascular Complications
15 May, 2019 | 06:53h | UTCAssociation of Unrecognized Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Postoperative Cardiovascular Events – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Unrecognized Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Cardiovascular Complications: A Wake-up Call – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video Summary: Association of Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Postoperative Cardiovascular Complications (free)
Commentary: Sleep apnea tied to heart problems after surgery – Reuters (free)
Related Guidelines: Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Guideline on Intraoperative Management of Adult Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Anesthesiology (free)
Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Antibiotics After Operative Vaginal Delivery
14 May, 2019 | 06:03h | UTCInvited Commentary: Antibiotics for operative vaginal delivery: practice-changing data – The Lancet (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Preventative #antibiotics after assisted #childbirth almost halve maternal infection rate and reduce overall antibiotic use: finding from the ANODE multicentre randomised controlled trial @Oxford_NDPH @NIHRresearch https://t.co/0qS8fC79V0 pic.twitter.com/f5cgQe5DU8
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 13, 2019
Effects of Surgery on A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green?
12 May, 2019 | 21:40h | UTCEffects Of Surgery On A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green? – NPR (free)
Related: Anaesthetic gases, climate change, and sustainable practice – The Lancet Planetary Health (free) AND Greenhouse gases: the choice of volatile anesthetic does matter – Canadian Journal of Anesthesiology (free) AND Greening the Operating Room and Perioperative Arena: Environmental Sustainability for Anesthesia Practice – American Society of Anesthesiologists (free PDF) AND People, planet and profits: the case for greening operating rooms – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Systematic Review: Should Maternal Anesthesia Delay Breastfeeding?
12 May, 2019 | 21:41h | UTC
Neuroanesthesiology Update
11 May, 2019 | 15:51h | UTCNeuroanesthesiology Update – Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter