SEE Podcasts

SEE editor Natalie F. Holt, M.D., M.P.H., describes several studies covered in Volume 36A, including a study exploring the relevance of perioperative pain trajectories on the risk of chronic postsurgical pain; a study evaluating whether there is actually benefit in using intra-aortic balloon pumps for routine management of acute myocardial infarction; an exploration of norepinephrine as an alternative to phenylephrine for spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery; and a study discussing the many considerations of medical marijuana.

Duration: 14:12

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This episode of the SEE podcast series features an in-depth discussion with Graham McCracken, M.B., B.Ch., B.A., coauthor of a provocative article from the European Journal of Anaesthesiology. With insights only a principal investigator can offer, Dr. McCracken discusses with SEE question writer Gregg A. Korbon, M.D., this study from England that evaluated the impact of a change to Torbay Hospital’s fasting policy on rates of postoperative nausea and vomiting. The new preoperative fasting policy encouraged patients to drink clear fluids all the way up until transfer to the operating room theater rather than stop fluid intake two hours prior to surgery, as recommended by both US and European guidelines. Learn about the study findings, the feedback received, and what’s happening next.

Duration: 25:25

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Regina Y. Fragneto, M.D., SEE editor-in-chief, and Robert L. Hsiung, M.D., a member of the SEE Editorial Board, provide a glimpse at the broad array of topics in this issue that the editors found particularly intriguing. They also discuss in more depth two studies highlighting drugs commonly used in anesthesia that are now being utilized to treat postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Duration: 11:09

In this episode of the SEE podcast series, SEE editor Natalie F. Holt, M.D., M.P.H., shares highlights from the most recent volume of Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE). Among the highlights are intraoperative ventilation strategies to reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients; whether acetaminophen reduces the risk of postoperative shivering; and advancements in means to identify myocardial injury.

Duration: 14:51

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In this episode, SEE editor Natalie F. Holt, M.D., M.P.H., provides an overview of several studies covered in Volume 37B of Summaries of Emerging Evidence. Highlights include optimal timing of surgery in the context of a COVID diagnosis; new insights on the opioid crisis; medications to decrease risk of emergence coughing; effectiveness of a novel suture-shaped needle with a following catheter to address catheter migration and dislodgment; and the potential of antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis.

Duration: 13:46

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