SASM: Safety of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Perioperative Period

SASM: Safety of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Perioperative Period

By: Mandeep Singh, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Jennifer E. Dominguez, MD, MHS; Melanie Lyons, PhD, ACNP; Satya Krishna Ramachandran, MD, MBA; Bhargavi Gali, MD, MHA SUMMARY: SASM Creating Guidelines of Postoperative Management For OSA Patients Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder in perioperative environments, is characterized by repeated upper airway collapses that […]
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Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression—Pediatric Considerations

Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression—Pediatric Considerations

By: Tricia Vecchione, MD, MPH; Constance L. Monitto, MD SUMMARY: Opioid-induced respiratory depression can be a life-threatening, albeit preventable, complication in children. It is imperative to identify those at risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression and formulate safer practices, including the use of opioid-sparing adjuncts, frequent sedation assessment and vigilant monitoring. Unfortunately, no models designed to […]
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Minute Ventilation as a Measure of Fitness and Endurance

Minute Ventilation as a Measure of Fitness and Endurance

By: RTM Vital Signs LLC When exercising, a person will breathe deeper and more often in order to supply the muscles with the oxygen (energy) they need and to remove carbon dioxide (waste).  Exercise, over time, will increase the strength and function of muscles, making them more efficient – requiring a lower amount of oxygen […]
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Limitations of the usual blood-pressure hypothesis and importance of variability, instability, and episodic hypertension

Limitations of the usual blood-pressure hypothesis and importance of variability, instability, and episodic hypertension

By: Peter M Rothwell   Abstract: Although hypertension is the most prevalent treatable vascular risk factor, how it causes end-organ damage and vascular events are poorly understood. Yet, a widespread belief exists that underlying usual blood pressure can alone account for all blood-pressure-related risk of vascular events and for the benefits of antihypertensive drugs, and […]
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Wearable Technology: Role in Respiratory Health and Disease

Wearable Technology: Role in Respiratory Health and Disease

By: Andrea Aliverti   Abstract: In the future, diagnostic devices will be able to monitor a patient’s physiological or biochemical parameters continuously, under natural physiological conditions and in any environment through wearable biomedical sensors. Together with apps that capture and interpret data, and integrated enterprise and cloud data repositories, the networks of wearable devices and […]
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