Background Operating-room crises (eg, cardiac arrest and massive hemorrhage) are common
events in large hospitals but can be rare for individual clinicians. Successful management …

Addition of fentanyl to bupivacaine administered for spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery
was evaluated in 56 ASA physical status 1 term parturients. Preservative-free saline was …

Background Although the extent of hospital and intensive-care use at the end of life is well
known, patterns of surgical care during this period are poorly understood. We examined …

BACKGROUND: Because operating room crises are rare events, failure to adhere to critical
management steps is common. We sought to develop and pilot a tool to improve adherence …

Background Intraoperative mortality is now rare, but death within 30 days of surgery remains
surprisingly common. Perioperative myocardial infarction is associated with a remarkably …

Use of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist has been associated with
a significant reduction in major postoperative complications after inpatient surgery. We …

Background A dramatic increase in the use of complementary and alternative medicines has
been observed. The use of such remedies in the presurgical population has implications for …

Ropivacaine (LEA-103) is a new amino-amide local anesthetic agent the chemical structure
and anesthetic properties of which are similar to bupivacaine. Preliminary studies in animals …

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI) after elective surgery.
Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to define obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ), but percent …

Background The American College of Surgeons and the American Geriatrics Society have
suggested that preoperative cognitive screening should be performed in older surgical …