Hand Contamination of Anesthesia Providers Is an Important Risk Factor for Intraoperative Bacterial Transmission

The intraoperative environment is an important contributor to the development of health care–associated infections. Increasing community awareness of this issue, pay-for-performance policies, and quality of patient care all demand the development of preventive measures. read more>

The Role of the Perioperative Period in Recurrence After Cancer Surgery

The idea that surgery promotes local cancer recurrence and distant metastasis is not novel. In fact,
2 millennia ago, observations concerning the negative impact of surgical manipulation on cancer progression were documented. read more>

British Journal of Anesthesia

Post-dural puncture headache: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment

Spinal anaesthesia developed in the late 1800s. In 1891, Wynter and Quincke 95 aspirated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space for the treatment of raised intracranial hypertension associated with tuberculous meningitis. read more>

Anaesthetic management of patients with severe sepsis

Summary. Severe sepsis, a syndrome characterized by systemic inflammation and acute organ dysfunction in response to infection, is a major healthcare problem affecting all age groups throughout the world. read more>

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Can a bowel preparation exacerbate heart failure?

Polyethylene glycol solutions, used for bowel preparation before colonoscopy, in theory pass through the colon without any absorption of water. read more>

Recurrent abdominal pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Four months after undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones, an otherwise healthy 26-year-old woman begins to have episodes of epigastric and back pain similar to what she experienced before the surgery. read more>

Health Policy and Reform

Defining Safe Use of Anesthesia in Children

Anesthetic agents are commonly used for a variety of medical procedures in infants and children, but little is known about their effects on the developing brain. read more>

Journal of Nurse Anesthesia- eJournal Introduction

Drafted to demonstrate the eJournal platform.  We at CRNA Today envision creating a Scholarly eJournal for CRNAs.  For reading on your computer click here> For mobile devices click here