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Regional Anesthesia vs. General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

In choosing the most appropriate anesthesia technique, healthcare providers consider several factors to optimize patient outcomes and enhance recovery. Regional anesthesia (RA) and general anesthesia (GA) are the two primary methods used for hip fracture surgeries.

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Featured Author Podcast: Changes in the Term Neonatal Electroencephalogram with General Anesthesia

Anesthesiology Journal

Articles Discussed: Changes in the Term Neonatal Electroencephalogram with General Anesthesia – A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis Challenge of Neonatal Anesthesia: Which Optimal EEG Target? Moderator: BobbieJean Sweitzer, M.D. Participants: Sebastian J. Corlette, M.B.B.S. and Isabelle Constant, Ph.D., Transcript

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DYING UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

Will you enable dying under general anesthesia? A recent article from the United Kingdom discussed this topic of end of life anesthesia , otherwise known as “terminal anesthesia.” They request to have a general anesthetic so they are unconscious throughout the process of dying under general anesthesia.

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Featured Article Podcast: One-year Outcomes of Spinal vs. General Anesthesia

Anesthesiology Journal

Articles Discussed: Long-term Outcomes with Spinal versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Trial REGAINing the Freedom to Choose Insensibility for Hip Fracture Surgery Transcript Moderator: James P. Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Mark D. Neuman, M.D., and Elizabeth L. Whitlock, M.D.,

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Featured Author Podcast: Sedation vs. General Anesthesia for Intubation

Anesthesiology Journal

Articles Discussed: Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Tracheal Intubation in Children with Difficult Airways: A Cohort Study from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry Walk a Tightrope or Burn a Bridge?: Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Intubation of a Pediatric Difficult Airway Transcript

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Featured Author Podcast: General Anesthesia versus Sedation

Anesthesiology Journal

Articles Discussed: General Anesthesia versus Sedation, Both with Hemodynamic Control, during Intraarterial Treatment for Stroke: The GASS Randomized Trial Transcript Moderator: James Rathmell, M.D. Participants: Hélène Beloeil, M.D.,

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INTRAVENOUS CAFFEINE FOLLOWING GENERAL ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

Data exists that intravenous caffeine may be effective in assisting the awakening of patients following general anesthesia. Will a shot of IV espresso be the stimulus for you to return to consciousness after your general anesthetic? I tried it on several of my patients who had prolonged awakening after general anesthesia.