ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 research makes news

To date, research highlighted during the meeting has garnered more than 300 media placements, reaching an estimated audience of 289 million.

• Research showing pregnant women with symptomatic COVID-19 have an increased risk of emergency complications compared to pregnant women with asymptomatic COVID-19 has been featured on CNN, WGN-TV News (Chicago), DailyMail (UK), Reuters Health, Medscape, MedPage Today, and CTV News (Canada). It has also aired 158 times across more than 55 different CBS affiliate radio stations nationwide.
• A study on an anti-nausea drug that may help some cancer patients survive longer was featured on United Press International.
• U.S. News & World Report, MSN.com, and Healthline featured a study that found more than one in five opioid-naïve patients still use opioids three months after surgery.
• International Business Times featured a study that found minority children are more likely to die after surgery compared to white children.
• A study that found acupuncture reduces pain and opioid use for total knee replacement surgery patients was featured on U.S. News & World Report, Philly Voice, HealthDay, and Healio.com.
• MedPage Today featured a study that found physician anesthesiologist-led rapid response teams led to a significant decrease in cardiac arrest and death, after a transition from nurse-only rapid response teams. They also featured research that found providing children oral instead of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen to help manage tonsillectomy pain improves care at lower costs.