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Cannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Outcomes in Major Elective Surgeries A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Conclusions An active cannabis use disorder is associated with an increased perioperative risk of myocardial infarction.Editor ’s PerspectiveWhat We Already Know about This TopicCannabis is known to have cardiovascular and psychoactive effectsThe association between active cannabis use disorder and postoperative outcomes remains unclearWhat This Article Tells Us That Is NewIn the United States, administrative data demonstrate that cannabis use disorder has increased in prevalence from 2010 to 2015Active cannabis use disorder is not associated with a change in overall perioperative morbidity, mortality, length of stay, or...
Source: Anesthesiology - March 10, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

Disagreement between fourth generation FloTrac and LiDCOrapid measurements of cardiac output and stroke volume variation during laparoscopic colectomy
To determine the agreement between cardiac output (CO) and stroke volume variation (SVV) measured simultaneously by the fourth generation FloTrac/Vigileo system and LiDCOrapid system during pneumoperitoneum in patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy.
Source: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia - August 17, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Masato Nakasuji, Aki Okutani, Taeko Miyata, Norie Imanaka, Masuji Tanaka, Kae Nakasuji, Miwako Nagai Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research

Pneumoperitoneum affects stroke volume variation in humans
Conclusion A pneumoperitoneum increased SVV, which is similar to the findings of previous animal studies but is different from a previous clinical study. Upon release of the pneumoperitoneum, SVV decreased significantly, which is new information. SVV values must be estimated cautiously during a pneumoperitoneum.
Source: Journal of Anesthesia - December 30, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research