Optimizing Anesthesia for Hip Replacement In a Patient With Severe Scoliosis

For patients with severe scoliosis, careful preoperative planning is paramount to avoid complications from ...

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Infection Risk Exceptionally Low With Neuraxial Anesthesia, Much Higher With Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters

Anesthesiologists concerned about the risk for infection following regional anesthesia will likely draw comfort ...

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ultrasound Device Enhances Vision, Improves Reliability of Epidural Placement for Cesarean Delivery in Obese Parturients

A new handheld ultrasound device with computer-aided image interpretation allowed a significantly higher ...

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Long-Term Morbidity of Accidental Dural Puncture Underappreciated

The severity of acute PDPH has been recognized for decades, but the long-term effects of accidental dural punctures ...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Pathway of Neuraxial Morphine–Induced Itch Found to Start in Specific Neurons

New preclinical research has found that the pathway for morphine-induced itch, often seen in patients after ...

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Best Neuraxial Technique for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Is Spinal Anesthesia

Among choices of neuraxial anesthesia for patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty, spinal anesthesia ...

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Regional Anesthesia Offers Alternative to Opioids for TJR

Although anesthesiologists have been performing regional blocks with nerve stimulation for years, the introduction ...

MAY 17, 2017