Intra-operative nerve monitoring (IONM) is rapidly becoming a standard of care in many institutions across the country. In the absence of neuromuscular blocking agents to facilitate the IONM, the depth of anesthesia required to abolish the laryngo tracheal reflexes often results in profound hemodynamic instability during surgery, necessitating the use of large doses of sympathomimetic amines. T...

BACKGROUND The treatment of acute pain in the emergency department is not always optimal. Peripheral nerve blocks using "blind" or nerve stimulator techniques have substantial disadvantages. Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia may provide quick, safe, and effective pain relief in patients with proximal femoral fractures with severe pain. However, no evidence exists on emergency physician-perf...

A 47-year-old Turkish male was scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. The patient had 2 operations 28 and 19 years ago under general anesthesia. It was learned that the patient was administered succinylcholine during both of these previous operations and that he did not have a history of prolonged recovery or postoperative apnea. The patient had been using sertrali...

Data on factors contributing to the development of postoperative cardiac complications (myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmias) in non-cardiosurgical operations are presented. Hypotension and blood loss usually distinguished among such factors, but less attention is paid role neuroendocrine reactions, particular, hyperactivation sympathoadrenal system; protective effect anesthesia, r...

Background: Patients utilize social media in search of support networks. Reddit is one the most popular sites and allows users to anonymously connect. Anesthesia patients are actively using discuss their treatment options experiences within medical system. Methods: Posts published on an active forum (i.e., /r/Anesthesia) were used. Big Query was used collect posts from /r/Anesthesia. We collect...

In this report, we describe the case of a caucasion male patient, aged 42 years, suffering from severe treatment-resistant generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and from major depression for which he was treated with a course of electroconvulsive therapy. During electroconvulsive treatment, anesthesia was difficult to induce with etomidate and, once, propofol. Bispectral indices recor...

aim and background:   the assessment of patient satisfaction with anesthesia, the balance between expectations and perception of what was received, is an essential component of continuous quality improvement in anesthesiology. in our center there have been few studies conducted in the anesthesia field, which have assessed patient’s satisfaction. in this prospective study we have evaluated patie...