Be Aware that Schizophrenic Patients Have Greater Perioperative Risks Than Age-Matched Controls Neil B. Sandson MD A large body of evidence has demonstrated that schizophrenic individuals are afflicted with a…
Have a High Index of Suspicion for Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Who Have Traveled to Your Hospital By Air* Abram H. Burgher MD Juraj Sprung MD, PhD Prolonged immobility…
Manage Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Conservatively Daniela Damian MD Ibtesam A. Hilmi MB, CHB, FRCA Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is defined as air flow cessation during sleep for at least…
Remember that There Are at Least Seven Modalities for Treating Hyperkalemia in the Perioperative Period Grace L. Chien MD Hyperkalemia means that serum potassium levels are elevated beyond normal levels…
“Renal Dose” Dopamine Must Die Todd J. Smaka MD Michael P. Hutchens MD, MA Dopamine (DA) is an endogenous catecholamine that influences receptors in a concentration-dependent manner. For >20 years,…
Avoid a 70% Mortality Rate: Do Everything You Can to Prevent Perioperative Renal Failure Michael P. Hutchens MD, MA Acute renal failure in the postoperative period is appallingly common and…
Do Not Disregard an Elevated Partial Thromboplastin Time When the Prothrombin Time Is Normal Lisa Marcucci MD The consensus on preoperative laboratory screening in moving toward fewer tests being performed…
A Positive Troponin Is Not Necessarily a Myocardial Infarction Michael P. Hutchens MD, MA Bradford D. Winters MD, PhD A common scenario in the preoperative evaluation of an acutely ill…
Perioperative Beta-Blocker Therapy is Indicated for High-Risk Patients Who Are Having Noncardiac Surgery, But Specific Questions Remain Unanswered Esther Sung MD Richard F. Davis MD, MBA Perioperative adverse cardiovascular events…
Understand the Utility of Preoperative Stress Testing in Suspected Heart Disease Matthew V. DeCaro MD, FACC Although stress testing is quite useful in preoperative cardiac risk stratification, it is a…
