Emergence delirium and post anesthetic behavioral problems
Audra Weber MD
Original Article
Kim J, Byun SH, Kim JW, Kim JY, Kim YJ, Choi N, Lee BS, Yu S, Kim E. Behavioral changes after hospital discharge in preschool children experiencing emergence delirium after general anesthesia: A prospective observational study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Oct;31(10):1056-1064. PMID: 34309126.
Today’s PAAD discusses the association of emergence delirium with behavioral changes after hospital discharge.
Anemia risks and transfusion triggers
Lindsey Loveland Baptist MD and Myron Yaster MD
Original article
Gregory M. T. Hare, C. David Mazer; Anemia: Perioperative Risk and Treatment Opportunity. Anesthesiology 2021; 135:520–530 PMID: 34197591
What is the “trigger” hemoglobin/hematocrit that requires our intervention? And why? Do we even know?
High-Risk, Low-Volume: When Low Volume is the Critical Safety Event
Justin L. Lockman, MD MSEd, Myron Yaster MD, James Fehr MD
Original article
Leonard JC, Josephson CD, Luther JF et al. Life-Threatening Bleeding in Children: A Prospective Observational Study. Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Nov; 49(11): 1943-54. PMID: 33990098
Damage control resuscitation and massive transfusion protocols in the Emergency Dept, ICU, and OR.