Authors: Meg Bryant Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: A new study suggests urgent care centers are impacting the use of emergency departments for minor illnesses and injuries, but only in locations with multiple UCCs. The multistate study by the National Bureau of Economic Research compared nonemergent ED use when UCCs were open and closed. The results […]

Authors: Katherine T. Forkin, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology 2 2019, Vol.130, 314-321. What We Know about This Topic: Patient perception of physician competence may depend on physician sex and body language What This Article Tells Us That Is New: Actor anesthesiologists who maintained confident, high-power poses were considered smarter, more competent, more likely to be seen […]

Authors:  Bikdeli B et al.  JAMA Intern Med 2018 Dec 10 In analyses of observational data on Medicare patients, IVC filters are associated with greater 30-day and 1-year mortality. Data on the benefits of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in elderly patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) are mixed. These researchers used three statistical approaches to explore the […]

Authors: Andrew S. Huhn, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 131-141. What We Already Know about This Topic: The prevalence of patients prescribed buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder is increasing Managing acute pain in buprenorphine-maintained individuals can be challenging What This Article Tells Us That Is New: Large doses of intravenous hydromorphone can provide analgesia in […]

Author: Clare Wilson It’s time to rewrite the anatomy books: a new kind of blood vessel has been discovered in our bones. These previously unknown vessels cross from the bones’ surface to their internal cavity and may shed light on bone diseases, such as osteoporosis, and conditions involving the immune system. “It’s totally crazy there are […]

Author: Brett Molina USA TODAY A new report from the National Safety Council points a dangerous picture of opioid use in America. For the first time, Americans’ odds of dying from an accidental opioid overdose are higher than from a motor vehicle crash, a data analysis found. Injury Facts, an analysis from the nonprofit group National […]

Author: KANTELE FRANK An intensive care doctor ordered “significantly excessive and potentially fatal” doses of pain medicine for at least 27 near-death patients in the past few years after families asked that lifesaving measures be stopped, an Ohio hospital system announced after being sued by a family alleging an improper dose of fentanyl actively hastened […]

Authors: Seokha Yoo, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 31-40. What We Know about This Topic: IV anesthesia may impair anticancer immunity less than volatile anesthesia and therefore reduce recurrence risk What This Article Tells Us That Is New: In a large propensity-matched retrospective cohort analysis, the authors compared total IV and volatile anesthesia for breast cancer […]

Authors: Ahmed M. Hasanin, M.D., D.E.S.A. et al  Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 55-62. What We Already Know about This Topic: Hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery is common, usually treated with phenylephrine or ephedrineNorepinephrine was recently introduced in obstetric anesthesia but the optimal dose is unknown What This Article Tells Us That Is New: This randomized, double-blinded […]

Authors: Marilyn Green Larach, M.D., F.A.A.P. et al  Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 41-54. What We Already Know about This Topic: Dantrolene effectively treats malignant hyperthermia, but there are discrepant recommendations for dantrolene availability in facilities that stock succinylcholine for airway rescue but do not use volatile anesthetics. What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The authors performed […]