Tag: Anesthesia
School Grades May Be Affected by Anesthesia Before Age 4
But 'low overall difference in academic performance' is reassuring, researchers say
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 22-26
The ANESTHESIOLOGY Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held from Oct. 22 to 26 in Chicago and...
ASA: Low Unplanned Admission for Dental Procedure + Other Sx
Four of 55 pediatric patients undergoing combination of procedures were admitted with peri-op concerns
ASA: Study Describes Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Care
NORA cases less likely in small community hospitals, more common outside normal working hours
Art Therapy, Clown Visits Cut Children’s Preoperative Anxiety
Intervention based on art therapy and clown visits can reduce pre-op anxiety at separation from parents
Pressure Recording Analytical Method Estimates Cardiac Output
MostCare PRAM is comparable to Fick method for cardiac output measurements in pediatric patients
iPad Works As Well As Sedative to Calm Children Preoperatively
Researchers found that children given iPads were easier to anesthetize than those given midazolam
Laryngoscopy Skills Worsen After Month Without Practice
Worse consistency seen for C-MAC and A.P. Advance versus Macintosh and Airtraq
Review: Propofol Relatively Safe in Endoscopic Procedures
Similar risk of cardiopulmonary adverse events for propofol, traditional sedation agents
Thin-Walled Needle Best for Subclavian Catheterization
Complications down, success up in right-sided infraclavicular subclavian venous catheterization