Retire the Conventional Laryngoscope?

Video laryngoscopy is useful when direct laryngoscopy fails. However, should video laryngoscopy replace conventional laryngoscopy? We sought evidence updating previous systematic reviews examining whether video laryngoscopy should replace direct laryngoscopy for routine adult intubations performed by experienced anesthesia providers in the operating room. Six randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria.

Continuous quadratus lumborum block as post-operative strategy for pain control in spinal fusion surgery.

Background And Aims: Lumbar spinal fusions have post-operative pain levels that can be difficult to treat. The objective of this study was to determine if using bilateral quadratus lumborum (QL) nerve block catheters for lumbar fusions changes the patient's post-operative recovery experience by reducing opioid consumption, thereby limiting potential risks and side effects and reducing recovery time.

Methods: There were a total of 52 surgical lumbar fusion patients in this single-center, retrospective cohort review.

Self-Efficacy and Graduate Education in a Nurse Anesthesia Program: A Pilot Study.

A descriptive correlational pilot study was conducted to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and demographic and outcome variables (age, gender, academic or clinical year, years of experience as a critical care nurse, number of clinical cases, call hours, and years since attending an academic program). To identify students' perception of their ability to achieve independence in learning, the Schwarzer and Jerusalem General Self-Efficacy Scale was administered to first-year academic students and second-year clinical students. The study revealed significant negative associations between academic year and degrees of selfefficacy, indicating that students in the clinical year had lower self-efficacy than did students in the didactic year.

What to Consider Before Beginning Graduate Education: A Pilot Study.

The literature supports a general theme that college students lack metacognitive awareness about learning, which leads to poor examination performance and ultimately high attrition rates. However, the literature emphasizes that when college students receive instruction about learning, examination performance goes up and attrition goes down. This pilot study focused on a specific subset of learners: graduate students in a nurse anesthesia program.

Incidence of postoperative hypothermia and the relationship to clinical variables.

A prospective, quantitative, correlational study was conducted to determine the incidence of postoperative hypothermia and the relationship of hypothermia to numerous clinical variables previously studied. The study reflects the researchers' interest in updating previous data regarding the incidence of hypothermia. Although hypothermia remains a significant clinical concern, interventions aimed at minimizing hypothermia have evolved over the past 20 years, thus prompting new interest in determining the extent to which hypothermia exists in today's PACU patients.

Unintentional hypothermia: implications for perianesthesia nurses.

Everyday throughout the United States and globally, patients undergo surgery and anesthesia. Inadvertent hypothermia, a core body temperature less than 36 degrees C (96.8 degrees F), remains a significant concern for these patients.