Stories Category: Anesthesia
Tips Offered for Deep Propofol Sedation And Aspiration in Non-OR Settings
With exponential growth in the number of procedures being done under anesthesia, especially in the gastrointestinal suite, providers are wondering about the best way to provide safe, efficient and affordable care but also... read more
Anesthesia sedation practices for patients in the pediatric congenital cardiac cath lab
Recommendations for institutions and physicians diagnosing and treating pediatric patients in the catheterization laboratory.... read more
FDA Approves Zinplava to Reduce Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adult Patients
FDA Approves Merck's ZINPLAVA (bezlotoxumab) to Reduce Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Adult Patients Receiving Antibacterial Drug Treatment for CDI Who Are at High Risk of CDI Recurrence.... read more
Cefiderocol, A Novel Investigational Siderophore Cephalosporin, Demonstrated Potent Activity Against Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens
Cefiderocol showed potent activity against Gram-negative pathogens, including carbapenem-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii as well as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. The results... read more
Patients benefit from tranexamic acid in surgery, withholding blood pressure meds before
Four innovative studies exploring ways to reduce complications related to heart surgery or minimize patient mortality due to risks associated with low blood pressure and surgery.... read more
Clonidine Added to Single-Shot Interscalene Block Confers No Analgesic Benefit
A large, retrospective study from Mayo Clinic has concluded that the addition of clonidine to a single-shot interscalene block does not improve the quality of analgesia in patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty.... read more
Hypoxic guard systems in anesthesia systems
Critical Care News met with Dr Jan Hendrickx, an expert in kinetics of inhaled agents and carrier gases, to hear his first impressions of the active hypoxic guard O2GUARD in anesthesia machine FLOW-i. Watch when Dr Hendrickx... read more
AAP Says Codeine Not Safe for Children, Urges Restrictions
Codeine is unsafe for children and should no longer be given to them, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) .... read more
Earlier Renal Replacement Therapy for AKI? Not So Fast, Says Dr Berns
The AKIKI study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine; ELAIN was published in JAMA. If you have not read them, you should, if for no other reason than that your colleagues are likely to ask about them.... read more
Texas toddler that died while under anesthesia didn't need dental procedure, attorney says
The mother of 14-month-old Daisy Lynn Torres has been wrought with grief since her baby girl died while under anesthesia during a dental procedure. The toddler had her baby teeth when her mom took her to Austin Children’s... read more
