Anesthesia

Patients with failed spinal anesthesia prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty had inferior clinical outcomes compared with patients who had successful spinal anesthesia and similar outcomes vs. those who received general anesthesia.

Once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use was associated with a “significantly higher prevalence” of increased residual gastric content among fasted patients undergoing elective procedures under anesthesia, research showed.

TAMPA, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Uday Devgan, MD, discusses his positive experience using Iheezo, an ocular anesthetic from Harrow, as a cataract surgeon.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Brandon D. Ayres, MD, discusses his experience with Iheezo, an FDA-approved ocular anesthetic for anterior segment surgery.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, discusses current trends in anesthesia for cataract surgery.

Published results showed spinal and general anesthesia were associated with high rates of successful same-day discharge among patients who underwent outpatient total joint arthroplasty at a free-standing ASC.

Patients showed significant improvements in patient-reported mental health scores following total hip arthroplasty regardless of anesthetic type, according to data published in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Maggie Jeffries, MD, shares why Iheezo is a reliable ocular surface anesthetic option and gives tips on how to use it.

LAS VEGAS — Results showed general anesthesia was an independent predictor for increased risk of adverse events and postoperative complications in older patients who underwent operative treatment of intertrochanteric fractures.

LAS VEGAS — Compared with bupivacaine, lidocaine had a more favorable complication profile when used for neuraxial anesthesia in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, according to presented results.