Dear Ivan, Your great webpage is linked to my website at: http://groups.msn.com/DrMAGBOULAIRWAYPAGE/links.msnw? action=view_list&sortstring= Thanks again for...
Heart Failure and Perioperative Mortality In two studies, heart failure conferred a higher mortality risk after noncardiac surgery. Much of the literature on...
We're getting kinda far from anesthesiology with this, so this'll be my last comment on the topic, but I can't resist this once. OTOH, since the issue in the...
This issue may be a bit off centre, but very important I believe that the certainty of detection and conviction is the real deterrent - which may well have a...
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http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120950929636954247.html?mod=2_1566_leftbox Since the disorder was first identified more than three decades ago, death...
Hi Just wanted to add here that we just had a malignant hyperthermia death in our hospital last week, immediately on administering halothane the child who was...
Sunita, .what was the initial diagnosis - was the a myopathy as a reason for the scoliosis ? Did you cool the child down with ice etc and stop the halothane ? ...
hi It was in the OR parrallel to mine, was 9 yr old kid for scoliosis repair, was an hour down in surgery, atracurium was used at the intubating agent and ...
Treatment of a hypermetabolic syndrome involving progressive metabolic acidosis, muscle contraction, electrolyte abnormality? SHOOTING FROM THE HIP: 1. When...
Agree with Jim, as always, and of course one needs to treat the acidosis and hyperkalemia, I am sure you did something for that. Do you do cardiac surgery at...
Genome wide open The Lancet 2008; 371:1478 <http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608606315 /fulltext> Doctors must offer the best...
Settlement reached in suit over anesthesia A wrongful death lawsuit that accused a local anesthesiologist of leaving a man conscious but paralyzed during...
We did treat the acidosis and the hyperkalemia and started the usual CPCR routine, tried to get in ice but so much wasnt possible, shud have done a laparotomy...
I am attaching the TEE viewss of the similarity between the transection and dissection (flap, double-barrel or true/false lumen etc.) plus adding some...
There doesn't seem to be much literature on the use of CPB in the treatment of malignant hyperthermia, not sure why..I guess one would have to have the...
Sam, you mention naloxone reverses all effects of Fentanyl and that's why you like it...sounds like you're saying it does not reverse other narcotics ? I...
VA is rejecting Benzocaine, FDA not. The VA report is unbelieveably detailed (see link), I trust it and will talk to our pharmacist about replacing Benzocaine...
We haven't used benzocaine in years; I only remember using it a couple of times, and it worked as advertised. However I recall an article in Anesthesiology...
Sandy or others - can you post what brand Lidocaine you guys are using ?  Ivan Hronek MD Los Angeles, CA http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Anesthideas/  ...
Benzocaine has a unique safety profile due to it's complete water insolubility. Unlike lidocaine, benzocaine's lack of systemic absorbtion prevents local...
Steven, appreciate your doubts. Were you able to look at the detailed report in the posting ? It says the following: Â Benzocaine-acquired MHb has been...
Nasotracheal intubation - look before leaping to assess the laryngeal view Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 55:302-305 (2008) Maria Uria, BSc RRT*, Karen Kost,...
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