Association between Colonoscopy Sedation Type and Polyp Detection: A Registry-based Cohort Study.

Background: Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death. Adenomas and serrated polyps are precursors of colorectal cancer, with serrated polyps being more difficult to detect during colonoscopy. The relationship between propofol use and polyp detection remains unclear.

A Retrospective Study of Acute Postoperative Pain After Cesarean Delivery in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Treated With Opioid Agonist Pharmacotherapy.

Objective: We aimed to quantify the effect of opioid agonist pharmacotherapy on pain management after cesarean delivery, compared with patients not on these medications.

Methods: Patients undergoing cesarean delivery at our institution between January 2016 and December 2018 were stratified by peripartum use of opioid agonist pharmacotherapy versus no agonist therapy. We compared 24-hour postoperative opioid consumption not including buprenorphine and methadone, in milligram morphine equivalents (MME) (primary outcome), highest pain score on a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale in the first 24 postoperative hours, and postoperative length of stay in hours (secondary outcomes) between groups.

Advantages of the New Tao Mask for Bag Mask Ventilation: a randomized crossover trial.

Background And Aims: Manual bag mask ventilation is a life saving skill. An investigation was made to compare two different facemasks used in bag mask ventilation, the standard and the novel Tao face mask, and evaluate the ability of novices to achieve adequate tidal volume.

Methods: The study design was a crossover trial, which randomized forty medical students with no previous airway experience to learn bag mask ventilation with the standard mask and the Tao face mask.

Management of a Patient With a History of Nonanesthesia-Related Malignant Hyperthermia Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report.

A 36-year-old African American with a medical history of nonanesthesia-related malignant hyperthermia (MH) who was taking chronic oral dantrolene therapy presented with right upper quadrant pain for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A multidisciplinary perioperative plan was implemented with the goal of avoiding triggering an MH episode or rhabdomyolysis. He developed a postoperative left brachial vein thrombus of unclear etiology, possibly related to dantrolene administration or his underlying susceptibility to MH.