Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Observational Study
Predictors of desaturation in the postoperative anesthesia care unit: an observational study.
To evaluate predictors of desaturation and to identify practice for patient transport following general anesthesia. ⋯ The majority of anesthesiologists did not use supplemental oxygen for patient transfer. As a result, a higher incidence of postoperative desaturation was noted in their patients. Significant predictors of desaturation after general anesthesia included patients' sedation score, low respiratory rate, and transport without oxygen. The use of oxygen almost completely prevented desaturation during transport.
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Case Reports
Drug testing physicians for substances of abuse: case report of a false-positive result.
The risk of a false-positive urine drug screen is one of the major impediments to widespread implementation of drug testing programs in anesthesiology. A case of a false-positive urine screen for ketamine in an anesthesia provider is presented, with recommendations for methods of managing such an event.
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Letter Case Reports
Difficult mask ventilation: Tegaderm for sealing a patient's fate!