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Anesthesiology News will be publishing a new season of our popular podcast series, “On the Case” and “Ask the Experts.” “On the Case” is a review series that features the authors of our popular case report series. We hear the behind-the-scenes story on the most unique clinical case studies published in the magazine directly from the professionals who managed them. The first episode of this new season features an interview with L. Jane Stewart, MD, JD, MPH, who co-wrote a case report about a ...
Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Jie Sun, M.D., Ph.D. and Clyde Matava, M.B.Ch.B.., M.Med., M.H.S.C. Articles Discussed: Effect of Intravenous, Inhalational, or Combined Anesthesia Maintenance on Postoperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy (AmPRAEC): A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Choice …
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Kristin L Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. and Eric S. Schwenk, M.D. Articles Discussed: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Intraoperative Ketamine for Acute Postsurgical Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery: The Moderating Effect of Baseline Temporal Summation of Pain Determining Pain Phenotype: A Major Advanceme…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Rutger van der Schrier, M.D., Ph.D. and Steven L. Shafer, M.D Articles Discussed: Fentanyl-induced Ventilatory Depression: Population Pharmacokinetic–Pharmacodynamic Framework for Evaluation of Opioid-induced Ventilatory Depression Toward More Physiologic Models for Predicting the Impact of Opioids…
Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Osama Abou-Arab, M.D. PH.D. and Matthieu Legrand, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Early Use of Norepinephrine in High-risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Preventing Hypotension during Induction of General Anesthesia: Is Preemptive Norepinephrine the Answer? Tr…
Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Ji-Hyun Lee, M.D., Ph.D. and Andrew J. Davidson, M.D., M.B.B.S. Articles Discussed: Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Remifentanil on Neurodevelopment of Children after Inhalation Anesthesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial The Second Randomized Trial to Suggest You Shouldn't Change Your Anesthetic in Infants to A…
Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Shiqian Shen, M.D. and Cyrus David Mintz, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Hippocampal Neural Dynamics and Postoperative Delirium-Like Behavior in Aged Mice Neural Network Dynamics of Postoperative Delirium: is it all About Neurons Striking the Right Balance? Transcript…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Bernd Saugel, M.D. and Michael R. Mathis, M.D. Articles Discussed: The StatistiCal Analysis and Reporting of Cardiac Output Method Comparison Studies (COMPARE) Statement Cardiac Output Measurement and Reporting: More Than Just Going With the Flow Transcript…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Nikolay O. Kamenshchikov, M.D. and Lorenzo Berra, M.D. and Kamrouz Ghadimi, M.D. Articles Discussed: Perioperative Nitric Oxide Conditioning Reduces Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (the DEFENDER Trial): A Randomized Controlled Trial Nitric Oxide and Kidney …
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Paul Lee-Archer and Clyde Matava, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., M.H.S.C. Articles Discussed: Development of the Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery (PedSQoR) Measuring what Matters - the Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery
As many popular medications in the United States have continued to increase in price, there has been a related rise in the number of counterfeit medications being produced and sold, specifically online. Reports of fraudulent medications include opioids, cancer drugs, erectile dysfunction medications and weight-loss medications. As such, both the FD…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Albert Garcia-Casanovas, M.H.A. and Douglas Colquhoun, M.B., M.Sc., M.P.H. Articles Discussed: Association Between Adherence to Patient Blood Management Recommendations and Postoperative Complications in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patient Blood Management: Moving Beyond Guidelines to Action Transcript…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Jessica R Ansari, M.D., M.S. and Craig M. Palmer, M.D. Articles Discussed: Uterine Tone Numeric Rating Score as an Early Indicator of Major Postpartum Hemorrhage During Cesarean Delivery: A Prospective Observational Study Predicting the Unpredictable: A New Approach to Predict Postpartum Hemorrhage…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Carmen Bozic, M.D. Articles Discussed: Suzetrigine, a Nonopioid NaV1.8 Inhibitor for Treatment of Moderate-to-severe Acute Pain: Two Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials Suzetrigine: First in a New Class of Nonopioid Analgesics for Acute Pain Transcript
A healthcare company executive is shot in the back, murdered in cold blood; an angry populace chafes at the rising costs of health insurance and denials in coverage; and a privately held insurance company schemes to fatten its bottom line by restricting reimbursement for anesthesia services. In the parlance of that god-awful, hackneyed expression, …
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Rebecca L. Wu, M.D. and Max B. Kelz, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: TAK-925 (danavorexton), an Orexin Receptor 2 Agonist, Reduces Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression and Sedation Without Affecting Analgesia in Healthy Adult Males Alluring Potential to Accelerate Emergence and Ameliorate Opioid-ind…
Moderator: BobbieJean, M.D. Participants: Douglas Colquhoun, M.B., M.Sc., M.P.H. and Stephan R. Thilen Articles Discussed: Neuromuscular Blockade and Antagonism in Patients with Renal Impairment: A Multicenter Retrospective Cross Sectional Study On and Off Label Use of Sugammadex in Patients with Renal Impairment in the 6 ½ Years Following FDA Appr…
From never-ending staffing shortages to a myriad of financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the past several years have been exceptionally difficult on the United States' healthcare system. Although many institutions have weathered the storm, some have resorted to private equity, some are on life support and others have closed their doors.…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Daqing Ma, Ph.D. and Kate Leslie, M.B.B.S., M.D. Articles Discussed: Pyridoxine Prevents Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial B6 or Be Sick? Pyridoxine to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Transcript…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Alessandro Belletti, M.D., and Samuel N. Heyman, M.D. Articles Discussed: Amino Acid Infusion for Kidney Protection in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the PROTECTION Trial Amino Acid Infusion for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury: Yet a Debatable Is…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Christopher Connor, M.D., Ph.D. and Peter John Schuller, M.B.B.S., B.Sc. Articles Discussed: Developing an EEG-based model to predict awakening after cardiac arrest using partial processing with the BIS Engine Unlocking Prognostic Potential in the Postarrest Electroencephalogram Transcript…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Yuming Peng, M.D., Ph.D. and Philip Devereaux, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Covert Perioperative Strokes in Older Patients Having Noncardiac Surgery (PRECISION): A Prospective Cohort Analysis Perioperative Covert Stroke: Acutely Asymptomatic but Not Benign Transcript…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Jai Darvall, Ph.D. and Tong J. Gan, M.D., M.B.A., M.H.S. Articles Discussed: Chewing Gum to Treat Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Female Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Trial Chewing Gum: A Viable Option as a Rescue Therapy for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting? Transcript…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: James Hitt, M.D., Ph.D. and Mark C Bicket, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Continuation versus Interruption of Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Adult Veterans Undergoing Surgery: Examination of Postoperative Pain and Opioid Utilization in a National Retrospective Cohort Study Building a Better Base for Keep…
The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes and stores, and left entire communities in ash and rubble. And while lives have already been lost, experts are now discussing the long-term health impact for those who lived or worked in the area. "The general practitioners, the anesthesiologists, the entire medical community needs to be e…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Annie Xin, Ph.D., M.D. and Randall Flick, M.D., M.P.H. Articles Discussed: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Multiple General Anaesthetic Exposure Before Five Years Of Age – A Cohort Study Secondary Analyses: The Perils of Making Do Transcript
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Guido Mazzinari, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. and Snehalata Huzurbazar, Ph.D. Articles Discussed: High Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP) with Recruitment Maneuvers versus Low PEEP during General Anesthesia for Surgery: A Bayesian Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Three Randomized Clinical Trials…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Nicholas Joseph Douville, M.D., Ph.D. and Vesela P. Kovacheva, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Polygenic Score for the Prediction of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Retrospective Derivation and Validation Cohort Study Polygenic Risk Scores: Coming to Your Operating Room? Transcript…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Rodney Gabriel, M.D. Articles Discussed: Paravertebral versus Pectoralis-II (Interpectoral and Pectoserratus) Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia after Non-Mastectomy Breast Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Observer-Masked Noninferiority Trial Transcript…
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Paul S. Myles, M.B., B.S., M.P.H., M.D., D.Sc. and Daniel I. McIsaac, M.D., M.P.H. Articles Discussed: Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery: A Practice Preference-Randomized Consent Comparative Effectiveness Trial Routine Innovation in Perioperative Clinical Trials: The Best Chance to Answer Our Most Im…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Karim Brohi, M.D. and Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A. Articles Discussed: Correction of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy by Goal-directed Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the ITACTIC Trial Tactics versus Strategy in Trauma Resuscitation Transcript
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Daniele De Luca M.D., Ph.D. and David Tingay, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Global and Regional Heterogeneity of Lung Aeration in Neonates with Different Respiratory Disorders: A Physiological, Observational Study Lung Ultrasound and Regional Heterogeneity: A Bedside Solution to an Under-Recogn…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Sebastian J. Corlette, M.B.B.S. and Isabelle Constant, Ph.D., M.D. Articles Discussed: Changes in the Term Neonatal Electroencephalogram with General Anesthesia – A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis Challenge of Neonatal Anesthesia: Which Optimal EEG Target? Transcript…
Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Lisa M. Einhorn, M.D. and Charles B. Berde, M.D., Ph.D. Articles Discussed: Single-Dose Intraoperative Methadone for Pain Management in Pediatric Tonsillectomy: A Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial Improving Pain Management After Tonsillectomy Transcript…