Anesthesiology Journal and Other Scientific Press Releases
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A large study published in the February issue of Anesthesiology found that the devastating complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) occurs in approximately 1/15,000 pregnancies, that high-blood pressure disorders are the most common risk factor...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A new study in the February issue of
Anesthesiology found that the type of lipid emulsion used to reverse toxicity of local anesthetics may make a difference in effectiveness of the reversal.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A study published in the January 2012 issue of
Anesthesiology identified six risk factors associated with blindness or partial blindness that can occur after major spine surgery...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Researchers in Toronto, Canada found that whether a patient received a preoperative medical consultation was not tied to his/her health or the risk of the operation, rather...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Two review articles from the December issue of
Anesthesiology analyze evidence for the perioperative risks of heart attacks and sepsis after surgery.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
A study presented in the November 2011 issue of
Anesthesiology has discovered that administration of a single intravenous dose of erythropoietin, plus iron supplement, one day before surgery, significantly reduced blood transfusion requirements...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 highlighted a behavioral assessment tool that may help anesthesia providers identify pre-surgical behaviors in parents and children that lead to maladaptive behaviors in children after surgery.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
In a new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University identified that multimodal analgesia, a combination of pain medication and therapeutic measures to improve pain control...
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Monday, October 17, 2011
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 found that older patients drove more safely than their younger counterparts after surgery and anesthesia care at an ambulatory surgery facility.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
A new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 focused on whether blood type affects survival after heart surgery. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center studied more than 15,000 patients to determine...
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Monday, October 17, 2011
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 found that obese asthmatic children were nearly two times as likely to have at least one respiratory complication during or after surgery compared to their lean peers.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 this week found that obese children required much smaller doses of the anesthetic propofol than non-obese children to bring about a safe level of unconsciousness.
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
A new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 investigated whether an increase in pain treatment in patients at high risk for severe pain after surgery reduces these complications after a cesarean delivery.
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago this week offered firm evidence that commonly used inhaled anesthetics such as isoflurane do not increase the incidence of postoperative delirium...
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago is perhaps the first to evaluate pain associated with surgical incisions or scars before repeat cesarean (CS) procedures, and the data could lead to improved care...
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
According to a study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago, first-time mothers, obese women, and women who have longer labors are at higher risk for pain than other laboring women.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
A new study from the October issue of
Anesthesiology analyzed whether two of the most commonly applied strategies involve different brain systems.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
A study published in October’s issue of
Anesthesiology found that methylphenidate, a drug used in patients to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, when given to rats while under general anesthesia caused them to awaken faster...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
A study and editorial published in the September issue of Anesthesiology explore postoperative pain, one of the most common adverse events after surgery.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
The August issue of Anesthesiology is now available online and features studies as well as editorials that provide new insights into the use of steroids to treat septic patients as well as lipids...
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