This article summarizes the recently released American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Scientific Statement entitled: Perioperative Neurological Evaluation and Management to Lower the Risk of Acute Stroke in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac, Nonneurological Surgery and discusses the nurse's role in the care of this vulnerable patient population..

This article reviews anatomic and physiologic factors contributing to airway collapse in OSA, function of the hypoglossal nerve stimulation device, the evaluation, implantation, and activation process, and considerations for patient care in the perioperative and perianesthesia periods. Precautions needed for other therapies, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging, diathermy, and radiation are also discussed.

Malignant hypothermia (MH) is a potentially fatal hypermetabolic reaction of skeletal muscle. It is an autosomal dominant disorder that generally occurs in people with RYR1, CACNA1S, or STAC3 mutations.

This article describes the unique pharmacology of methadone and provides emerging evidence to support its application in acute and chronic pain management. Pain management options and guidelines for surgical patients on methadone are discussed as well.

This case report involves a female whose recent BoNT injections interfered with neuromuscular (NM) monitoring during anesthesia. This case demonstrates the importance of ascertaining BoNT injection history in any case in which access to the ulnar nerve or tibial nerve is not available.

With more and more perianesthesia nurses involved with chronic pain management, it is imperative they understand the special nursing care needs of patients receiving intravenous lidocaine infusion therapy.

The purpose of this case study and review was to understand the perianesthestic care of paradoxical air embolism (PAE) in patients undergoing hysteroscopic surgery.