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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Nearly two-thirds of patients who experienced intraoperative awareness suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder 5 years after their surgeries, a...

Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

The airway complication risks associated with the use of propofol during advanced endoscopic procedures are lower when trained professionals deliver...

Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...


	Archive > March, 2009	Vol. X, No. 3

Ideas That Work

The smile test

If you treat intraoperative bronchospasm by administering a bronchodilator via the anesthesia circuit, be aware that a new FDA requirement that all inhaler dispensers be free of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) could make it impossible for you to attach the inhaler at the end-tidal CO2 monitoring port.

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