Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2022
Pro-Con Debate: Should Code Sharing Be Mandatory for Publication?
In this Pro-Con commentary article, we discuss whether or not code sharing should be mandatory for scientific publications. Scientific programming is an increasingly prevalent tool in research. However, there are not unified guidelines for code availability requirements. ⋯ Competition in the free marketplace is what drives companies to constantly improve their products, to develop new and better medical devices. The open disclosure of these "trade secret" details would effectively end that competitive drive. Why invest time, money, and energy developing a "better mousetrap" if your competitors can copy it and produce it the next day?
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2022
Historical ArticleA Century of Technology in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Technological innovation has been closely intertwined with the growth of modern anesthesiology as a medical and scientific discipline. Anesthesia & Analgesia, the longest-running physician anesthesiology journal in the world, has documented key technological developments in the specialty over the past 100 years. What began as a focus on the fundamental tools needed for effective anesthetic delivery has evolved over the century into an increasing emphasis on automation, portability, and machine intelligence to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2022
Observational StudyA Comparison Between the Adductor Pollicis Muscle Using TOF-Watch SX and the Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle Using TetraGraph in Rocuronium-Induced Neuromuscular Block: A Prospective Observational Study.
The commonly used acceleromyography (AMG)-based neuromuscular monitor TOF-Watch SX is no longer manufactured. Recently, a new portable electromyography (EMG)-based neuromuscular monitor TetraGraph was introduced in clinical anesthesia. The aim of the study was to compare the responses obtained simultaneously from the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle with TetraGraph and the adductor pollicis (AP) muscle with TOF-Watch SX during rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block. ⋯ TOF-Watch SX overestimated recovery from rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block compared with TetraGraph.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2022
100 Years of Pediatric Anesthesia With Anesthesia & Analgesia: Growing Together.
As the practice of pediatric anesthesiology grew in the early 20th century, Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A) became the most important practical resource of pediatric fundamentals for general anesthesiologists. With continued growth in the mid-20th century, focus then shifted to complex cases performed by dedicated pediatric anesthesiologists. ⋯ The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) also remains pivotal in addressing the crucial questions of modern practice, such as the recent founding of the SmartTots initiative to investigate the potential neurotoxicity of anesthetics in children. While A&A celebrates 100 years of publication, we reflect upon pediatric anesthesiology's evolution and the impact of the IARS and A&A on pediatric anesthesiology's scholarship, clinical practice, and professionalization.