Apr 9, 2021TGI MH Friday, April 8, 2021Good morning and welcome to another addition of TGI MH Friday. Thanks for your patience this week while I sorted out some health issues. This morning’s issue of PAAD was written by Robbie Shaw from the University of Wisconsin. He just started his first run of being a hotline consultant…Anesthesiology3 min readAnesthesiology3 min read
Apr 2, 2021TGI MH Friday, April 2, 2021Rüffert H, et al. Consensus guidelines on perioperative management of malignant hyperthermia suspected or susceptible patients from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Jan;126(1):120–130. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.09.029. Epub 2020 In today’s issue of TGI MH Friday, I’ll summarize a recent update from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group on…Anesthesiology3 min readAnesthesiology3 min read
Apr 1, 2021Throwback Thursday, April 1, 2021Before we get to today’s Throwback Thursday article, I have some exciting news that ain’t no April Fools! At the beginning of March, I began collecting voluntary donations from PAAD readers, and I’m happy to announce that stunningly, in one month you have contributed $2,718! That entire amount has been…Anesthesiology4 min readAnesthesiology4 min read
Mar 31, 2021Wednesday, March 31, 2021Olson KR, et al. Case 9–2021: A 16-Year-Old Boy with Headache, Abdominal Pain, and Hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2021 Mar 25;384(12):1145–1155. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcpc2027094. PMID: 33761211. I’ve been thinking lately that I haven’t devoted enough attention in PAAD to pediatric pain issues. And then I noticed this MGH clinicopathologic conference…Anesthesiology3 min readAnesthesiology3 min read
Mar 30, 2021Tuesday, March 30, 2021de Graaff JC, Johansen MF, Hensgens M, Engelhardt T. Best practice & research clinical anesthesiology: Safety and quality in perioperative anesthesia care. Update on safety in pediatric anesthesia. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2021 May;35(1):27–39. d OK, so the “journal” Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology doesn’t present much in…Anesthesiology2 min readAnesthesiology2 min read
Mar 29, 2021Medicolegal Monday, March 29, 2021Over the years, I’ve been asked to review multiple lawsuits resulting from complications during pediatric airway management. After all, hypoxia resulting from critical respiratory events is the most important reason why children develop brain damage in the hospital setting. Invariably, these cases were not managed by anesthesia professionals, but rather…Anesthesiology4 min readAnesthesiology4 min read
Mar 27, 2021The Week in PAAD, Saturday, March 27, 2021Good morning…Spring has sprung in Philly, and, no matter who you root for, opening day is only 5 days away! First and foremost, SHOUT-OUTS to PAAD’s newest Founding Member Subscribers: Drs. Robert Christensen, Daniela Damien, and Tara Hatat. THANK YOU! Your voluntary contributions to PAAD will be 100% donated to…Anesthesiology1 min readAnesthesiology1 min read
Mar 26, 2021TGI MH Friday, March 26, 2021In today’s TGI MH Friday, we’ll try to unpack a thorny issue that lies at the intersection between politics, economics, and patient safety: Should a free-standing surgicenter that ONLY uses IV anesthesia be required to stock dantrolene? And if so, how much is enough? The logical extension of that question…Anesthesiology6 min readAnesthesiology6 min read
Mar 25, 2021Throwback Thursday, March 25, 2021Welcome to another edition of PAAD’s Throwback Thursday, where we welcome back eminent professor Myron Yaster. He will revisit a real oldie that established the way in which we dose neuromuscular blockers in neonates and small children. D M Fisher, C O’Keeffe, D R Stanski, R Cronnelly, R D Miller…Anesthesiology3 min readAnesthesiology3 min read
Mar 24, 2021Wednesday, March 24, 2021It’s a chemo week for me, and I’m tired. So, I’ll take this opportunity to re-run one of the earliest PAADs that you probably haven’t seen, when I had just 3 subscribers, and they were all from my own family. …4 min read4 min read
