Table of Contents
Elevated blood carboxyhemoglobin levels during general anesthesia; the laryngeal mask airway in the United States.Print version:
Legal Briefs By Gene A. Blumenreich, JD
Punitive damagesPrint version:
Damages, intentional acts, negligence.
Practice Issues By Margaret F. Fay, RN, PhD
Safety issues of latex productsPrint version:
Allergic reactions, anaphylaxis, glove powders, latex gloves, latex proteins.
Practical Technicalities By Linda M. Huffman, CRNA, BA
Monitoring compliance: A sensitive indicator of changePrint version:
Compliance, endobronchial intubation, inspired airway pressure, Side Stream Spirometry™.
Washington Scene By Kathleen A. Michels, RN, JD
New HCFA carrier manual instructions on Medicare paymentPrint version:
Carrier manual instructions, Health Care Financing Administration, Medicare.
AANA Journal Course: Update for nurse anesthetists–Monitoring the brain for hypoxic events By Chuck Biddle, CRNA, PhD
In this second chapter of the AANA Journal
Update Course, the author presents the major areas of research currently underway for detecting reduced oxygen delivery to the brain, and he suggests that a reliable and valid early monitor of decreased brain oxygen will be available in the near future.Print version:
Brain Doppler sonography, brain optical spectroscopy, brain oxygen monitoring, cerebral hemodynamics, electron paired resonance.
Adenosine: Novel antiarrhythmic therapy for supraventricular tachycardia
By John J. Nagelhout, CRNA, PhD
The clinical use and anesthetic implications for the administration of adenosine, a unique new agent for the acute treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, are provided in this review.Print version:
Adenosine, antiarrhythmic, arrhythmia, supraventricular, tachycardia.
By Michael Troop, CRNA, MS
Negative aspiration for cerebral spinal fluid does not assure proper placement of epidural catheterPrint version:
Bupivacaine, dural headache, epinephrine, headache, microcatheters.
Ketorolac tromethamine: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic used as an adjunct for general anesthesia By CPT Bruce A. Schoneboom, CRNA, MHS, USA, AN
In this case study, the author describes the use of ketorolac tromethamine as a substitute for a narcotic in a general anesthetic. The drug is discussed in terms of preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative effects.Print version:
Analgesia, anesthesia, ketorolac tromethamine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Monograph from the Report of the National Commission on Nurse Anesthesia