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Study identifies risk factors for deadly blood clots after lung cancer surgery

In patients who undergo pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a major potential postoperative complication is venous thromboembolism (VTE) - a condition that develops when a blood clot forms in a vein - which can lead to part of the clot breaking off and lodging in the lung, resulting in a pulmonary embolism (PE).

29 Jan 2024

Study establishes the ideal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation

Currently used Food and Drug Administration-approved transplant drugs - with the addition of an also already FDA-approved complement inhibitor - are the optimal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney transplants, according to a landmark discovery by University of Alabama at Birmingham investigators.

25 Jan 2024

FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

Researchers in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that an FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery.

12 Jan 2024

Precision surgery, powered by prediction: Optimizing patient care with the best risk scores

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Risk prediction models are an important part of assessing operative mortality and postoperative complication rates in current cardiac surgery practice.

5 Jan 2024

New study provides comprehensive picture of perioperative cardiac arrest in the UK

A new study ‒ that has examined all cardiac arrests occurring during or soon after surgery in more than 300 UK hospitals over a one-year period ‒ has identified that this extremely dangerous and often fatal event occurs in 3 per 10,000 surgeries requiring anesthesia.

16 Nov 2023

$3.4 million grant awarded to identify therapeutic treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome

A four-year, $3.4 million grant to investigate molecular mechanisms and therapeutic treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

26 Oct 2023

Perioperative durvalumab may change standard-of-care for patients with resectable lung cancer

A regimen of pre-surgical immunotherapy and chemotherapy followed by post-surgical immunotherapy significantly improved event-free survival (EFS) and pathologic complete response (pCR) rates compared to chemotherapy alone for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to results of a Phase III trial reported by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

24 Oct 2023

Perioperative immunotherapy improves event-free survival in resectable early-stage lung cancer

Compared with pre-surgical (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy alone, adding perioperative immunotherapy – given before and after surgery – significantly improved event-free survival (EFS) in patients with resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

22 Oct 2023

More walking before surgery reduces postoperative complications

Women more likely than men to develop depression after traumatic brain injury

Women are nearly 50% more likely than men to develop depression after suffering a concussion or other traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to an analysis of nine studies and nearly 700,000 people presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting.

16 Oct 2023

Two simple solutions could help prevent postpartum hemorrhage

Two simple solutions could help prevent severe bleeding (postpartum hemorrhage) after cesarean delivery, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

AI-powered unbiased pain detection system holds promise for improving patient care

An automated pain recognition system using artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise as an unbiased method to detect pain in patients before, during and after surgery, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Virtual reality can help calm caregivers of surgery-bound children

Virtual reality (VR) may be an effective and reliable tool to alleviate the anxiety experienced by most parents or caregivers when their child undergoes surgery, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Deviations from normal pattern of sleep and physical activity could predict preterm birth risk

A lack of sleep and reduced physical activity during pregnancy are linked to risk of preterm birth, according to new research led by the Stanford School of Medicine.

28 Sep 2023

Once-weekly ALTUVIIIO® approved in Japan as a new class of factor VIII therapy for hemophilia A

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has granted marketing authorization for ALTUVIIIO.

From Sanofi 25 Sep 2023

Cognitive behavioral therapy can significantly reduce the burden of fibromyalgia

Patients living with fibromyalgia (FM) – a disease that predominantly affects women and is characterized by chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog – often find limited treatment options and a scarcity of explanations for their symptoms.

20 Sep 2023

Anesthesiology physician-scientist pipeline trails other specialties, particularly among women

Anesthesiology researchers are responsible for some of medicine's most significant advances, from the Apgar score that tests a newborn's health to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

15 Sep 2023

Durvalumab shows tolerable surgical safety profile in patients with resectable NSCLC

Adding perioperative durvalumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy did not adversely impact surgery in patients with resectable NSCLC and was associated with a tolerable surgical safety profile, according to research presented today from the phase 3 AEGEAN trial at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Singapore.

11 Sep 2023

Colchicine does not reduce perioperative AF or MINS in major non-cardiac thoracic surgery

Colchicine does not significantly reduce perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) or myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

25 Aug 2023

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

As use and misuse of alcohol, opioids, and psychostimulants continues to increase, anesthesiologists can become a more integral part of the care team managing patients with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), according to a series of three articles published in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

24 Aug 2023

Perioperative News and Research

Study identifies risk factors for deadly blood clots after lung cancer surgery

Study establishes the ideal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation

FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

Precision surgery, powered by prediction: Optimizing patient care with the best risk scores

New study provides comprehensive picture of perioperative cardiac arrest in the UK

$3.4 million grant awarded to identify therapeutic treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome

Perioperative durvalumab may change standard-of-care for patients with resectable lung cancer

Perioperative immunotherapy improves event-free survival in resectable early-stage lung cancer

More walking before surgery reduces postoperative complications

Women more likely than men to develop depression after traumatic brain injury

Two simple solutions could help prevent postpartum hemorrhage

AI-powered unbiased pain detection system holds promise for improving patient care

Virtual reality can help calm caregivers of surgery-bound children

Deviations from normal pattern of sleep and physical activity could predict preterm birth risk

Once-weekly ALTUVIIIO® approved in Japan as a new class of factor VIII therapy for hemophilia A

Cognitive behavioral therapy can significantly reduce the burden of fibromyalgia

Anesthesiology physician-scientist pipeline trails other specialties, particularly among women

Durvalumab shows tolerable surgical safety profile in patients with resectable NSCLC

Colchicine does not reduce perioperative AF or MINS in major non-cardiac thoracic surgery

Anesthesiologists can play a greater role in managing patients with substance use disorders

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