Anesthesia Key

Introduction Infrainguinal revascularization includes endarterectomy, bypass of the femoral artery or its branches, or both. Patients with peripheral vascular disease often have conditions associated with generalized vascular disease, such as…

Introduction Neurologic injury from surgery results in substantial increased morbidity, mortality, and cost, and, most important, it is devastating to patients and their families. Thus techniques to lessen, reverse, and…

Introduction Perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) is a leading cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Although it appears that its incidence and associated mortality rate have…

Introduction Ultrasound (US)-guided peripheral nerve blockade is gaining popularity among anesthesiologists. US guidance transformed peripheral nerve blocks from blind procedures relying on anatomic landmarks and indirect methods to localize different…

Introduction Despite advances in equipment and regional anesthetic techniques, postdural puncture headache (PDPH) remains a persistent problem. In many cases, the headache is mild in intensity and brief in duration,…

Introduction The attempt to minimize exposure to allogeneic blood products remains a goal of perioperative care despite improvements in the safety of the blood supply. The risks of viral infection,…

Introduction Anesthesia and analgesia for hip surgery present a great challenge, especially considering the patient demographics of those undergoing the surgery: usually elderly patients with significant comorbidities such as cardiac…

Introduction With the developments of the last three decades, outpatient surgery now constitutes more than 60% of surgery performed in most medical centers in the United States. It has initiated…

Introduction Many individuals use cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (COX-1 and COX-2 nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]) on a regular basis. This is particularly true of the elderly, who are more prone…