Anesthesia Key

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…

Key Points ▪ Ophthalmic procedures are considered to be “low-risk.” However, the patient population is higher risk because of the extremes of age involved and associated comorbidities. ▪ Some ophthalmic…