Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie OnlineFirst articles

23.04.2024 | Special Article

The connection between Dr. Harold Griffith and Richard Gill: new insights into the history of curare use in anesthesia from previously unknown correspondence

Dr. Harold R. Griffith and Richard C. Gill figure prominently in curare’s storied history. In 1938, Gill returned from an Amazon expedition with over 11 kg of curare. After scientists at E. R. Squibb & Sons identified a plant source …

verfasst von:: Noha Elsherbini, MDCM, Steven B. Backman, MDCM, PhD, FRCPC

17.04.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

Competencies for proficiency in basic point-of-care ultrasound in anesthesiology: national expert recommendations using Delphi methodology

We obtained ethical approval from the Queen’s University and Affiliated Teaching Hospital’s Research Ethics Board (Kingston, ON, Canada; TRAQ #6026771) to conduct a Delphi study 15 to reach national consensus regarding competencies required for …

verfasst von:: Glenio B. Mizubuti, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Sarah Maxwell, MD, FRCPC, Sergiy Shatenko, MD, Heather Braund, PhD, Rachel Phelan, MSc, Anthony M.-H. Ho, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, Nancy Dalgarno, PhD, Hailey Hobbs, MD, FRCPC, Adam Szulewski, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Faizal Haji, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Ramiro Arellano, MD, FRCPC, and the Canadian Anesthesiology POCUS Consortium

Open Access 15.04.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

Efficacy of different routes of acetaminophen administration for postoperative pain in children: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

This systematic review and network meta-analysis was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021286495; first submitted 19 November 2021) and it is reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Network …

verfasst von:: Danilo Osorio, MD, Diana Maldonado, MD, Koen Rijs, MD, Caroline van der Marel, MD, PhD, Markus Klimek, MD, PhD, Jose A. Calvache, MD, MSc, PhD

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12.04.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

Remimazolam to prevent hemodynamic instability during catheter ablation under general anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

verfasst von:: Subin Yim, MD, Chang Ik Choi, MD, Insun Park, MD, PhD, Bon Wook Koo, MD, PhD, Ah Young Oh, MD, PhD, In-Ae Song, MD, PhD

12.04.2024 | Editorials

Is remimazolam the elusive anesthetic on/off switch?

verfasst von:: J. Ross Renew, MD, FASA, FASE

09.04.2024 | Book and New Media Reviews

Difficult Airway Management: Case Studies

Ambreen Yasin, Carl Groves, Aleksandra Reszka, Cyprian Mendonca. tfm Publishing Ltd., Shrewbsury, UK; 2023. CAD 60.76, 224 pages. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-9137553-6-2

verfasst von:: Malcolm F. Howard, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Ruediger R. Noppens, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Open Access 08.04.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

COVID-19 critical care triage across Canada: a narrative synthesis and ethical analysis of early provincial triage protocols

We obtained provincial protocols by contacting the provincial health bodies, as well as relevant academic and political stakeholders for each province, by e-mail between June and August 2020. We identified stakeholders through government and …

verfasst von:: Sarah K. Andersen, MD, MS, Nathan Gamble, MD, MA, Oleksa Rewa, MD, MSc

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05.04.2024 | Correspondence

Erector spinae plane block for minimally invasive cardiac surgery

verfasst von:: Raghuraman M. Sethuraman, MD

05.04.2024 | Correspondence

In reply: Erector spinae plane block for minimally invasive cardiac surgery

verfasst von:: Ling Xin, MD, Yi Feng, MD

Open Access 03.04.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

Beliefs of physician directors on the management of devastating brain injuries at the Canadian emergency department and intensive care unit interface: a national site-level survey

verfasst von:: Piotr Wtorek, MD, Matthew J. Weiss, MD, Jeffrey M. Singh, MD, MSc, Carmen Hrymak, MD, Alecs Chochinov, MD, Brian Grunau, MD, Bojan Paunovic, MD, Sam D. Shemie, MD, Jehan Lalani, MHA, Bailey Piggott, BSc, James Stempien, MD, Patrick Archambault, MD, Parisa Seleseh, MD, Rob Fowler, MD, MSc, Murdoch Leeies, MD, MSc

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28.03.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

A randomized comparison of three intubation techniques/tube materials for nasotracheal intubation

This prospective randomized controlled trial was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Yonsei University Gangnam Severance Hospital (IRB no. 3-2020-0444, Chairperson Prof. Kyung-A Lee) on 9 December 2020. Prior to patient enrolment, the …

verfasst von:: Jiwon Lee, MD, PhD, Jung-Man Lee, MD, PhD, Yon Hee Shim, MD, PhD, Joung Goo Cho, MD, PhD, Jimin Lee, MD, Jae-Yol Lim, MD, PhD, Chul Ho Chang, MD, PhD

26.03.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

Medical students’ perspectives on and understanding of anesthesiology: a Canadian cross-sectional survey

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Canadian medical students graduating in 2021. We followed the self-administered survey methods to quantitative research suggested by Phillips et al . 17 Additionally, we used the Consensus-Based Checklist …

verfasst von:: Michael Nixon, MD, Monica Brundage, MD, Ligia Cordovani, MD, MSc, Adrienne Carr, MD, Joycelyne Ewusie, PhD, Daniel Cordovani, MD, MSc

26.03.2024 | Correction

Correction: Seven years on from the Canadian Airway Focus Group Difficult Airway Guidelines: an observational survey

verfasst von:: Malcolm Howard, MD, MSc, Ruediger Noppens, MD, PhD, Nelson Gonzalez, MD, MSc, Philip M. Jones, MD, MSc, Sonja M. Payne, MD, MSc

26.03.2024 | Correspondence

Transient neurologic symptoms in patients undergoing Holmium enucleation of the prostate under 1.5% mepivacaine spinal anesthesia: a retrospective cohort study

verfasst von:: Asaf Gans, MD, Kishan Patel, MD, Hari Kalagara, MD, Steven B. Porter, MD, Chandler Dora, MD

20.03.2024 | Correspondence

Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after minimally invasive cardiac surgery

verfasst von:: Xin-Yue Li, MD, Xin-Tao Li, MD, Fu-Shan Xue, MD

20.03.2024 | Correspondence

In reply: Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after minimally invasive cardiac surgery

verfasst von:: Ling Xin, MD, Yi Feng, MD

20.03.2024 | Editorials

Improving blood transfusion practice: to give or to consider

verfasst von:: Jad Sibai, HBSc, Keyvan Karkouti, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Stuart A. McCluskey, MD, PhD, FRCPC

20.03.2024 | Review Article/Brief Review

Nonclinical factors affecting intraoperative red blood cell transfusion: a systematic review

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a common intervention among patients undergoing major surgery. Transfusion decision-making during surgery is a complex and dynamic process because physiologic and biochemical markers traditionally used to guide …

verfasst von:: Tori Lenet, MD, Pauline Berthelot, BSc, Alexa L. Grudzinski, MD, Alexander Banks, MD, Joseph Tropiano, MD, Daniel I. McIsaac, MD, Alan Tinmouth, MD, Andrea M. Patey, PhD, Dean A. Fergusson, PhD, Guillaume Martel, MD

Open Access 20.03.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

Comparison of the effects of paratracheal pressure and cricoid pressure on placement of the i-gel® supraglottic airway: a randomized clinical trial

verfasst von:: Dongwook Won, MD, Hyerim Kim, MD, Jee-Eun Chang, MD, Jung-Man Lee, MD, PhD, Tae Kyong Kim, MD, PhD, Honghyeon Kim, MD, Seong-Won Min, MD, PhD, Jin-Young Hwang, MD, PhD

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Open Access 20.03.2024 | Reports of Original Investigations

Impact of COVID-19-related restricted family presence policies on Canadian pediatric intensive care unit clinicians: a qualitative study

verfasst von:: Molly J. Ryan, MPH, Laurie Lee, NP, MN, Sara Drisdelle, MSc, Daniel Garros, MD, Jamie A. Seabrook, PhD, Janet Curran, RN, PhD, Jacqueline Bretzler, MHSc, Corey Slumkoski, PhD, Martha Walls, PhD, Laura Betts, MHS, Stacy Burgess, MHA, Jennifer R. Foster, MD

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