The influence of patient position on ultrasound examination of the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction/purpose: Ultrasound-guided popliteal fossa sciatic nerve (PFSN) blocks are performed with patients in the supine, lateral or prone position. No known studies compare the quality of images obtained from each approach. This study examines the quality of supine and prone PFSN ultrasound images.

Leveraging Telemedicine for Quality Improvement Video Review of Critical ICU Events: A Novel Multidisciplinary Form of Education.

Unlabelled: The objectives of this study were to codify the events triggering bedside recording and to report the types of performance issues identified that were then used to inform dedicated ICU quality improvement efforts.

Design: This is a retrospective descriptive analysis of a video review program conducted at a single institution from July 2016 to November 2019.

Setting: Surgical and Trauma ICU at a single urban academic quaternary care center.

Respiratory mechanics and mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: The association between commonly monitored respiratory parameters, including compliance and oxygenation and clinical outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear, limiting prognostication and the delivery of targeted treatments. Our project aim was to identify if any such associations exist between clinical outcomes and respiratory parameters.

Methods: We performed a retrospective observational cohort study of confirmed COVID-19 positive patients admitted to a single dedicated intensive care unit at a university hospital from March 27 to April 26, 2020.

The Year in Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2018.

This special article is the second in an annual series for the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia that is specifically dedicated to highlights in vascular anesthesiology published in 2018. This review begins with 2 updates in preoperative medicine in the vascular surgery population, including recent publications regarding the management of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers and antiplatelet medications in the perioperative period. The next section focuses on complications related to thoracic endovascular aortic surgery, particularly as technology advances allow for endovascular repair of more complex anatomy.