I. Problem/Challenge. Managing postoperative complication: are you prepared for the challenge? It is now commonplace for a hospitalist to manage patients beyond the traditional array of comorbid conditions for which internal medicine training has prepared us. Postoperative nausea and vomiting, hypotension after a total knee replacement or post cholecystectomy fever have all become familiar issues…
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Findings from animal studies indicated that anesthetics may be neurotoxic and could result in long-term central nervous system alterations and cognitive dysfunction.
Patient transfer Prior to achieving any surgical position, the patient must be transferred onto the operating room table. The final position of the patient is of the utmost importance, but achieving these positions requires careful planning and coordination by the operating room team. The overall plan for each patient transfer should be discussed prior to…
Infants that receive regional anesthesia vs. general anesthesia for surgery may have better recovery, data from two studies have shown.
Patient transfer Prior to achieving any surgical position, the patient must be transferred onto the operating room table. The final position of the patient is of the utmost importance, but achieving these positions requires careful planning and coordination by the operating room team. The overall plan for each patient transfer should be discussed prior to…
Isovaline may be a new alternative to opioids for anesthesia and procedural sedation, new data published in Anesthesia & Analgesia has shown.
Anesthesia providers rate patient discomfort from use of checklists prior to anesthesia induction much higher than do patients.
Patient transfer Prior to achieving any surgical position, the patient must be transferred onto the operating room table. The final position of the patient is of the utmost importance, but achieving these positions requires careful planning and coordination by the operating room team. The overall plan for each patient transfer should be discussed prior to…
Increased anesthesia duration linked to significantly increased rates of surgical complications, especially the need for postoperative transfusion.
Postoperative cognitive decline less evident in elderly males, researchers say.