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Published in Anaesthesia. 2014 Jun;69(6):558-72 Authors: Lindholm EE et al. Abstract The aim of this study was to define pre-operative echocardiographic data and explore if postoperative indices of cardiac function after open abdominal aortic surgery were affected by the anaesthetic regimen. We hypothesised that volatile anaesthesia would improve indices of cardiac function compared with […]
Read MorePublished in Can J Anaesth. 2014 Apr 25 Authhors: Perez-Protto S et al. BACKGROUND: Patients with dementia are thought to be more sensitive to anesthesia, although volatile anesthetic requirement has not specifically been evaluated in this population. We tested the hypothesis that patients with dementia having non-cardiac surgery have a lower ratio of bispectral index […]
Read MorePublished in Anaesthesia. 2014 Apr;69(4):348-55 Authors: Niraj G et al,. Posterior transversus abdominis plane blocks have been reported to be an effective method of providing analgesia after lower abdominal surgery. We compared the efficacy of a novel technique of providing continuous transversus abdominis plane analgesia with epidural analgesia in patients on an enhanced […]
Read MoreRetained surgical items after surgery can be a significant source of mortality, morbidity, and cost. Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can help prevent these costly errors, however, according to a group from the University of Michigan Health System. By combining a microtag placed on potentially retained foreign objects during surgery with the use of internally developed […]
Read MorePhysicians, nurse midwives, registered nurses, and medical and nursing students significantly improved their ability to estimate obstetric blood loss after they were given pocket cardswith images of measured volumes on common materials including tail sponges, Chux pads, peri pads, bed pans, kidney basins, and delivery drapes, researchers report in an article published in April Obstetrics […]
Read MoreI think this is another good article for our readers. Physicians engaged in patient care generated $1.6 trillion in economic activity and supported 10 million jobs nationwide in 2012, according to a new report by the American Medical Association (AMA). The study found that physicians had a greater national economic impact than counterparts in higher […]
Read MoreI thought this was an interesting article I wanted to share with our readers. Changes in Healthcare Make an Impact Medicine is undergoing significant changes — some for the better and others less so. Compensation has increased slightly in 19 specialties; the income gap between men and women is narrowing; ACOs are making their impact […]
Read MoreSo much attention is paid to whether employees are “engaged” in their jobs or not. But managers at all levels need to periodically ask themselves a similar question: Are YOU engaged in managing your employees? In an effort to “empower” their staffs, too many managers take a completely hands-off approach, leaving employees alone unless they […]
Read MoreI thought this was an article our followers would like to read. That which walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, is not always actually a duck. That’s the argument the American Medical Association has been using for decades to block public access to doctors’ Medicare billing records. The AMA worries that people […]
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