http://www.AnesthesiologyNews.com/descriptionen-ushttp://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15424Thu, 5 Jul 2010Mutations in the ryanodine receptor (RYR1) gene are recognized as the dominant genetic markers of malignant hyperthermia caused by anesthesia. However, only a small number of clinical phenotypes, such as central core disease, have been qualitatively linked to MH susceptibility.http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15422Wed, 4 Jul 2010Serious complications can develop after surgery in patients who experience prolonged episodes of decreased oxygen to the brain during their procedures. And almost half of patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery experience a significant decline in cerebral oxygen saturation. However, according to a recent study, the use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and an interventional algorithm pioneered by Montreal clinicians reverses almost 90% of these cases. http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15421Tue, 3 Jul 2010From analysis of current practice patterns regarding modified rapid sequence induction to novel ways of improving adherence to life support guidelines during cardiac arrest, there was no shortage of material to keep anesthesiologists interested at the 2010 annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society. Here is a brief look at some of the findings presented at the conference, held in March in Honolulu.http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15411Thu, 5 Jul 2010New clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing and managing patients with thoracic aortic disease are expected to have a significant impact on anesthesiologists.http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15410Wed, 4 Jul 2010In an attempt to improve patient safety in the operating room, a consensus conference convened by the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation has produced a series of recommendations that could eventually alter how perioperative anesthesia is conducted.http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15258Tue, 3 Jun 2010A lighter touch with sedation in critically ill patients can translate into a host of benefits, according to the results of a new quality improvement project. http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15254Fri, 6 Jun 2010Heparin resistance is common in cardiac surgery cases and is associated with several independent predictors, including pulse pressure, according to an observational study of more than 5,000 patients. http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15257Wed, 4 Jun 2010When it comes to cardiac bypass procedures, hospitals share a key feature with mutual funds: Past performance is no guarantee of continued success.http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15242Tue, 3 Jun 2010A new practice advisory from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine seeks to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of local anesthetic systemic toxicity, or LAST. The advisory, published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2010;35:152-159) supplants the ASRA’s previous practice advisory on LAST, which was issued in 2001.http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?srv=rss&section_id=1&show=dept&article_id=15149Fri, 6 Jun 2010Early tracheotomy can significantly shorten a patient’s length of stay in the intensive care unit and hospital in general, although the procedure does not appear to reduce mortality, new research has found.