Anesthesia Key

Key Points Emergence from general anesthesia and surgery may be accompanied by a number of physiologic disturbances that affect multiple organ systems. Most common are postoperative nausea and vomiting…

Key Points Anesthesiologists have been key contributors to the field of critical care, both in the advancement of clinical practice and development of technology relevant to the field. …

Short Abstract: Although the name, acute postoperative pain, implies strictly the care provided after a surgical procedure and in practice often interpreted as the time in which the patient remains…

Key Points For the purposes of planning a strategy for controlling intracranial pressure (ICP), the four subcompartments of the intracranial space should be considered: cells, interstitial and intracellular fluid,…

Key Points High altitude or space environments present a number of extreme physiologic challenges that must be overcome in order to survive. Given sufficient time, humans can adapt…

Key Points Perioperative anesthesia care for patients who have undergone acute trauma depends on an understanding of trauma system design and surgical priorities. Successful emergency airway management is…

Key Points Most fetal anomalies are not appropriate for in utero treatment. A condition appropriate for fetal treatment should cause ongoing irreversible harm to the fetus that is mitigable…

Key Points Degenerative joint disease is the foremost medical condition leading to operations in the United States. With continued population growth and an increasing percentage of older people, a…

Key Points The use of ambulatory surgery continues to increase, mostly as a result of less invasive surgical techniques, improved patient selection and preparation, and an expansion of office-based…

Key Points The proportion of adults over age 70 has increased throughout the world with a corresponding increase in older surgical patients. Normal aging is associated with changes…