Examining When to Provide Pain Management for Patients

Examining When to Provide Pain Management for Patients

Sometimes a lack of pain medication is the patient's best form of treatment. Eradicating pain has been a focus of medicine throughout history, from the early use of cocaine to the current use of fentanyl. As a prehospital... read more

Airway Management of The Morbidly Obese Patient

Airway Management of The Morbidly Obese Patient

Obesity is a major health care dilemma. All aspects of medical care, including anesthesia, are affected by it. All physiologic systems are altered by obesity, which imparts a higher risk for complications in the perioperative... read more

I’m your Anesthesiologist. Let me explain what that means

I’m your Anesthesiologist. Let me explain what that means

Anesthesiologists are the guardian angels of the operating room. Their primary purpose is to keep you alive so you can undergo whatever procedure you need. While we may only meet you shortly before we take you to the operating... read more

Drug might alleviate post-surgical delirium and confusion

Drug might alleviate post-surgical delirium and confusion

To blunt postoperative pain and reduce the need for opioid drugs following surgery, anesthesiologists often give patients low doses of the drug ketamine during operations. Recent research even suggests that the drug might... read more

Obese Have Less Respiratory Insufficiency Than Nonobese During Endoscopy

Obese Have Less Respiratory Insufficiency Than Nonobese During Endoscopy

Obese patients showed less respiratory insufficiency (RI) than their nonobese counterparts during endoscopic surgery, according to a new study. The result was counterintuitive. Because of their higher rates of obstructive... read more

FDA Approves Label Changes for Pediatric General Anesthetic and Sedation Drugs

FDA Approves Label Changes for Pediatric General Anesthetic and Sedation Drugs

The FDA has approved labeling changes regarding the use of general anesthetic and sedation medicines in children younger than 3 years. General anesthetic and sedation drugs are necessary for patients, including young children... read more

A Call for Fresh Airway Management Standards

A Call for Fresh Airway Management Standards

Anesthesiology News recently reported on a study that promoted the LMA in prone position to "avoid intubation, reduce use of relaxants and minimize airway trauma." This study reflects increasing confusion in a complex... read more

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient

Dr. Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Michael J. Murray, MD, PhD, FCCM, FCCP, about the article, "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient," published in Critical Care... read more

Intraoperative Oxidative Stress Associated With Postoperative Delirium

Intraoperative Oxidative Stress Associated With Postoperative Delirium

Intraoperative oxidative stress is associated with postoperative delirium in ICU patients after cardiac surgery, a study has found. Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tenn., came to this... read more

Anesthesiologists Found Underreporting Medication Errors

Anesthesiologists Found Underreporting Medication Errors

Medication errors are apparently significantly underreported by anesthesia providers, at least at certain institutions. These recent findings may reflect a culture of underreporting or fear of punitive action, despite the... read more

Drug-Free Musculoskeletal Pain Therapy Given Clearance by FDA

Drug-Free Musculoskeletal Pain Therapy Given Clearance by FDA

BioElectronics Corp. has received over-the-counter use market clearance from the FDA for ActiPatch for the adjunctive treatment of musculoskeletal pain related to plantar fasciitis of the heel and osteoarthritis of the knee. BioElectronics... read more

Placebo Plus Usual Treatment Achieves Clinically Significant Back Pain Relief

Placebo Plus Usual Treatment Achieves Clinically Significant Back Pain Relief

A placebo of a pill added to treatment as usual for chronic low back pain resulted in clinically significant improvements in patients who were informed about the placebo beforehand, according to a new study from Portugal. All... read more

Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization

Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM, speaks with David B. Kantor, MD, PhD, about the article, "Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization in Critically Ill Children," published in the... read more

Alternative techniques for tracheal intubation

Alternative techniques for tracheal intubation

Conventional direct laryngoscopy with the curved Macintosh blade is a fundamental skill for all anaesthetists and has been the cornerstone of airway management for many years. This technique relies on the operator aligning... read more