Publications by authors named "Anna Rabinowitz"
The rise of the #TheatreCapChallenge in 2017, which saw participants donning surgical caps labeled with their names and roles, promises to be a seemingly simple intervention aimed at improving operating theater communication and patient safety. This narrative review strives to expand upon the perceived and studied benefits of this intervention and address potential concerns that have arisen with the use of these name and role-labeled surgical caps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: To determine whether a new transdermal fentanyl patch (TFP) is a good choice for the postoperative pain management of patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty compared with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Design: Randomized, prospective study.
Setting: University hospital.
Background: Spinal anesthesia in elderly patients is frequently associated with significant technical difficulties. Thus, we compared the classical midline approach to the paramedian approach to perform continuous spinal anesthesia (CSA).
Methods: We prospectively studied 40 patients aged >75 yr who underwent open surgical repair of a hip fracture.
Background: We evaluated the potential role of an euctectic mixture of local anesthetic (EMLA) cream application before performing midhumeral block.
Methods: Sixty patients undergoing surgery distal to the elbow amenable to a humeral block were prospectively recruited for the study. The patients were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 groups: Group E: topical EMLA cream 60 min before block plus 2 mL IV normal saline 5 min before procedure; Group P: topical sham cream plus 2 mL IV normal saline, and Group S: topical sham cream plus 0.