Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring Why Are We Still Guessing at Recovery Review Abstract Purpose: This review critically evaluates the scientific rationale, current evidence, professional guideline recommendations, and practical implementation of quantitative neuromuscular monitoring during recovery from neuromuscular blockade, with particular emphasis on patients receiving nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking
Tag: anesthesia safety
Frailty-Adjusted Anesthesia: Should Physiologic Age Replace Chronologic Age?
Frailty-Adjusted Anesthesia: Should Physiologic Age Replace Chronologic Age? Review Abstract Chronologic age has traditionally served as a cornerstone of perioperative risk assessment and clinical decision making. While advancing age is associated with an increased likelihood of postoperative complications, it is increasingly recognized that age alone provides an
Point-of-Care Gastric Ultrasound: Should It Become the New “NPO Check”?
Point-of-Care Gastric Ultrasound Should It Become the New “NPO Check” Review Abstract Point of care gastric ultrasound has emerged as an important bedside imaging modality that enables clinicians to assess gastric contents in real time before anesthesia, procedural sedation, or urgent interventions. By providing direct visualization
