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 patients undergoing surgery benefit from neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia, truncal blocks, and lower extremity nerve blocks with and without catheters. To this end, postoperative regional analgesia provides many…
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…
Introduction Three large prospective studies of the incidence of intraoperative awareness from Australia, Europe, and North America suggest that the overall rate is in the range of 0.1% to 0.2%…
Introduction/Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition that is characterized by recurrent episodes of partial or complete collapse of the upper airway during sleep. The reduction or cessation…
Introduction The concept of ambulatory procedure with admission, operation, and discharge on the same day has evolved considerably over the last two decades. The number of ambulatory surgical procedures has…
Introduction A hospital and a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) were once considered the only locations in which to perform a safe anesthetic and surgical procedure. However, since the latter…
Introduction Propofol is a sedative–hypnotic that was commercially introduced into U.S. anesthetic practice in 1989. Released under the trade name of Diprivan, it rapidly gained acceptance in the anesthesia community…
