Etymology of Letheon Nineteenth-century Linguistic Effervescence
In late 1846, following his successful public demonstrations of surgical anesthesia, Boston dentist William T. G. Morton selected Letheon as the commercial name for the ether-based “preparation” he...
View ArticleAccuracy of Physical Function Questions to Predict Moderate-Vigorous Physical...
Editor’s Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Functional capacity is thought to be an important part of preoperative assessment, but it is hard to assess without formal...
View ArticleHydrocortisone Compared with Placebo in Patients with Septic Shock Satisfying...
Editor’s PerspectiveWhat We Already Know about This TopicDefinitions and management strategies for septic shock continue to be updated as defined in Sepsis-2, Sepsis-3, and other guidelinesRecent...
View ArticlePersonalizing the Definition of Hypotension to Protect the Brain
Originally championed by Harvey Cushing in the early 1900s, the measurement of blood pressure during anesthesia and surgery became widespread in the 1920s.1,2 Physicians soon recognized the...
View ArticleSocioeconomic Status and Days Alive and Out of Hospital after Major Elective...
Editor’s PerspectiveWhat We Already Know about This TopicLow socioeconomic status likely impairs many aspects of health and health careDays alive and out of hospital is a new outcome measure that...
View ArticleAn Ode to the Cookie Lady
During my year as a surgical intern, the only work hour restrictions were the limits of human endurance—the 168-h week. It was hard. Your view of reality, of yourself, of others and the world around...
View ArticlePatient Blood Management Effectiveness and Future Potential
Before major surgery, 30 to 40% of patients are anemic, an important consideration that is associated with increased erythrocyte transfusions, prolonged hospital length of stay, more frequent intensive...
View ArticleSocioeconomic Status and Days Alive and Out of Hospital after Major Elective...
Background Socioeconomic status is an important but understudied determinant of preoperative health status and postoperative outcomes. Previous work has focused on the impact of socioeconomic status on...
View ArticleVentilatory Mechanics in the Patient with Obesity
Obesity is a pathologic increase in the body adipose tissue that is associated with an augmented incidence of chronic health-threatening conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and...
View ArticleMineralocorticoid Dysfunction during Critical Illness A Review of the Evidence
The recent demonstration of the significant reduction in mortality in patients with septic shock treated with adjunctive glucocorticoids combined with fludrocortisone and the effectiveness of...
View ArticlePatient Blood Management Effectiveness and Future Potential
Before major surgery, 30 to 40% of patients are anemic, an important consideration that is associated with increased erythrocyte transfusions, prolonged hospital length of stay, more frequent intensive...
View ArticleAn Effective and Efficient Testing Protocol for Diagnosing Iron-deficiency...
Background Iron-deficiency anemia is a common perioperative condition and increases perioperative morbidity and mortality. Timely diagnosis and treatment are important. This retrospective cohort study...
View ArticlePerioperative Management of Oral Glucose-lowering Drugs in the Patient with...
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders, characterized by hyperglycemia, resulting from relative insulin deficiency, often on a background of insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes), or (near)...
View ArticleI Am a Mzungu
We raced through the Serengeti toward the next watering hole, where we hoped to catch a glimpse of a hunting lion. The Land Cruiser slowed upon our approach to a line of safari jeeps. A family of lions...
View ArticlePrehabilitation for the Anesthesiologist
The “fast-track” and the enhanced recovery after surgery programs proposed in the late 1990s demonstrated a significant effect on postoperative outcome. Intraoperative and immediate postoperative...
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