PACU
Quality Improvement Initiative Reduces Response Times to PACU Emergencies
A multidisciplinary initiative between anesthesia and nursing has demonstrated the feasibility of reducing provider ...
AUGUST 20, 2025
Optimizing Anesthesia for Hip Replacement In a Patient With Severe Scoliosis
For patients with severe scoliosis, careful preoperative planning is paramount to avoid complications from ...
AUGUST 8, 2024
Propofol TIVA Results in Shorter PACU Stay for Outpatient Shoulder Arthroscopy
Use of total IV anesthesia with propofol significantly reduces PACU I time relative to inhaled general anesthesia ...
JULY 12, 2024
Severe Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated With SGLT2 Inhibitor
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are one of the newest classes of oral diabetes medications.
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Guideline Adherence Does Not Improve PONV Rates in the PACU
QUEBEC CITY—There may be more to preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in the PACU than merely ...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
PONV Benefit From Subhypnotic Propofol Infusions During General Anesthesia Questioned
According to two new studies, the use of background propofol infusions during general inhalational anesthesia may ...
MARCH 30, 2022
‘On the Case’: Comatose in the PACU? Remove the Scopolamine Patch
“On the Case” is back for another season of in-depth interviews with the authors of the best case ...
MARCH 15, 2022
Community Hospitals Can Successfully Initiate ERAS Protocols to Reduce Morphine Use in Mastectomy Patients
Just as seen in larger academic settings, implementing ERAS protocols in community hospitals can lead to success.
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
An Outpatient Joint Replacement Program at a Trauma Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
What are the anesthesia implications for total joint replacement as outpatient surgery in otherwise healthy ...
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Oral Tranexamic Acid Noninferior to IV For Arthroplasties
Investigators from HSS demonstrated that oral TXA is not inferior to the IV formulation for both TKA and THA ...
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Consider Adding the iPACK Block for TKA Pain
The iPACK block is a viable choice for reducing immediate postoperative pain after TKA.
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Comatose in the PACU? Remove the Scopolamine Patch
Scopolamine is an antimuscarinic drug applied transdermally to decrease PONV that has several side effects, ...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
