Routine postoperative TEE exam after aortic surgery is instrumental in the early diagnosis of multiple types of complications including retrograde type A aortic dissection. Shown is midesophageal aortic valve long-axis view showing intramural h

April 2015: Anesthesia & Analgesia

Mar 26th, 2015 2m 41s

Dr. Steven Shafer, editor-in-chief, Anesthesia & Analgesia:Recent news reports have highlighted the risks of nosocomial infection. Fourteen articles in this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia document how anesthesiologists make a difference in p

April 2015: Anesthesia & Analgesia

Mar 26th, 2015 2m 41s

Also available on YouTube.Dr. Steven Shafer, editor-in-chief, Anesthesia & Analgesia:Recent news reports have highlighted the risks of nosocomial infection. Fourteen articles in this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia document how anesthesiolog

Lidocaine, purinergic receptors, and chronic pain

Mar 25th, 2015 2m 4s

Lidocaine inhibited ATP-induced currents in P2X7 subunits in a concentration-dependent manner. (Image source: Thinkstock)Also available on YouTube.Systemic lidocaine has several useful effects including the relief of chronic pain, and anti-i

We’ve gone to the IARS meeting

Mar 18th, 2015

We’ve gone to the IARS meeting. Posts will continue after the meeting. Anyone know the location of this image? To see it, go to the Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden, near Hilo: on the Ocean Front trail, the twin rocks, based on legend, are wher

Measurement of sensory blockade in regional anesthesia

Mar 17th, 2015 3m 9s

Current perception threshold may be of value in determining subtle differences in onset and intensity of block with similar concentrations of different local anesthetics (Image source: Thinkstock)Also available on YouTube.Regional anesthesi

A Summary of Research on Perioperative Neurotoxicity in the Elderly

Mar 13th, 2015 3m 9s

This report from a workshop on perioperative neurotoxicity in the elderly summarizes discussion points, ongoing research in the area, and future directions in this field. (Image source: Thinkstock)Scientists and clinicians from ten countries a

A Summary of Research on Perioperative Neurotoxicity in the Elderly

Mar 13th, 2015 3m 9s

Scientists and clinicians from ten countries attended the International Workshop on Perioperative Neurotoxicity in the Elderly this past May in Stockholm, Sweden. In this month’s issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Dr. Roderic G. Eckenhoff, Depart

Can the anesthesiologist affect outcome after CABG surgery? A study from New York (reader note: this article has been retracted)

Mar 12th, 2015 3m 58s

Anesthesia care has changed significantly since that time. However, the question remains whether a subset of anesthesiologists is particularly skilled relative to a different subset. That’s the “glass half full” question. You can invert that if

Can the anesthesiologist affect outcome after CABG surgery? A study from New York

Mar 12th, 2015 3m 58s

Patients who received care from low-performance anesthesiologists, defined as anesthesiologists in the 25th percentile in the distribution of anesthesiologist risk adjusted outcomes, had an almost two-fold higher risk of death or serious compli

Headache isn’t the only complication of dural puncture

Mar 11th, 2015 2m 39s

Headache is what we commonly think of as a sequela of dural puncture. Other adverse consequences of dural puncture include ocular and auditory disturbance. Ocular abnormalities are due to cranial nerve palsy, typically involving the sixth nerve

Headache isn’t the only complication of dural puncture

Mar 11th, 2015 2m 39s

Ophthalmic abnormalities preceded by headache, seen within 3 weeks of dural puncture, are likely a consequence of dural puncture. (Image source: Thinkstock)Headache is what we commonly think of as a sequela of dural puncture. Other adverse con

Runners-up for the most important publications judged to be significant “game changers” for the field of anesthesiology

Mar 10th, 2015 6m 9s

All lists have runner-ups. And for the article, Game Changers: The 20 Most Important Anesthesia Articles Ever Published, published in this month’s issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Dr. Paul Barash, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University,

Runners-up for the most important publications judged to be significant “game changers” for the field of anesthesiology

Mar 10th, 2015 6m 9s

History is not boring: consider how even the runner-up publications for the 20 most important publications for anesthesiology have shaped our field. (Image source: Thinkstock)All lists have runner-ups. And for the article, Game Changers: The

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a review

Mar 4th, 2015 3m 40s

A recent aa2day summary described a case of a pregnant patient who suffered a cardiac arrest. The authors noted that the patient had a hyperdynamic left ventricle with concentric remodeling, signs of heart failure. It’s important that anesthesi

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