Anesthesia

The FDA has approved Iheezo ophthalmic gel for ocular surface anesthesia, according to a joint press release from Harrow and Sintetica.

Published results showed use of virtual reality immersion during hand surgery may reduce intraoperative propofol dose and post-anesthesia care unit length of stay without negatively impacting patient-reported outcomes.

Use of spinal anesthesia during total hip arthroplasty may reduce postoperative pain scores and oral morphine equivalent use compared with general anesthesia, according to published results.

Despite literature reporting that manipulation under anesthesia restores range of motion after total knee arthroplasty, published results showed this technique could also increase the risk of revision and persistent stiffness after TKA.

Published results showed use of spinal anesthesia during hip fracture surgery led to more pain in the first 24 hours and use of more prescription analgesia at 60 days compared with general anesthesia.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Maggie Jeffries, MD, discusses the benefits she has seen using the MKO Melt for sedation in cataract and other surgeries.

CHICAGO — According to presented results, flexor tendon repair with a wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet technique offers comparable functional benefits vs. traditional anesthesia.

A best practice alert when a child checked in for surgery led to an approximately 3,500% increase in the number of patients vaccinated against influenza at Children’s Hospital Colorado, according to a press release.

Published results showed rate of survival and recovery of ambulation at 60 days did not differ between use of spinal or general anesthesia among patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.

General, spinal and combination anesthesia approaches had similar carbon footprints among patients undergoing knee replacement, according to published results.