The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an injectable form of dantrolene sodium (Ryanodex, Eagle Pharmaceuticals) for rapid treatment of malignant hyperthermia (MH), along with the appropriate supportive measures, the company announced in a news release. MH is a potentially fatal inherited disorder triggered by exposure to certain drugs used for general anesthesia, […]
Read MoreLumbar surgery is effective 12 months after in all but 13.8% of patients—a statistic obtained, along with predictors of poor outcome, from the National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD), a two-year-old, nationwide, prospective, longitudinal outcomes registry that spans 43 sites. For this study, N2QOD provided data on 12-month surgical outcomes for patients with lumbar […]
Read MoreSometimes, when negatives seem to outweigh the positives for your budding business, you feel like you’ll never crawl out of your rut. What’s the best way to push forward? Face the problem head on. Here are five ways to take action on your problems today: 1. Set smaller goals You’re capable of conceiving incredible, detailed […]
Read MoreAuthors: P. E. Marik, J. Lemson Published in Br J Anaesth. 2014;112(4):617-620. Decisions regarding fluid therapy, whether this be in the operating theatre (OT), intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department (ED), or general ward, are among the most challenging and important tasks that clinicians face on a daily basis. Specifically, almost all clinicians would agree […]
Read MoreMost hospital administrators do not understand anesthesia economics very well, so convincing them of the need for financial support is an uphill battle. Unfortunately at the same time anesthesia groups often do not have a very good handle on their own financial situation. The two sides enter negotiations with very different ideas about the level […]
Read MoreNew study sheds light on day-to-day practice versus guidelines, with variations in practice related to indications, the duration of conservative treatment before initiating injections, and the time between injections. There are several evidence-based (EB) guidelines that address the use of epidural injections for the treatment of low back pain. But how influential are these guidelines […]
Read MoreSheena Wilson, 45, underwent robotic surgery for a hysterectomy in May, she didn’t know the Intuitive Surgical Inc. system used by her doctor was previously tied to a variety of injuries for the same procedure. Her rectum was badly burned in the operation, said Wilson, a mother of two from Parlin, N.J. Now, she is […]
Read MoreThis is not specific for our speciality but I wanted it to share with our readers since we dependent on referring physicians. The following states have the most physicians retained from undergraduate and graduate medical education, combined. These percentages reflect the number of physicians who — out of a pool of physicians who graduated from […]
Read MoreThe global market for anesthesia devices is estimated at $7.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to grow to $8.1 billion in 2014, according to a report released by Research and Markets. Maintaining a compound annual growth rate of about 7.5 percent between 2010 and 2020, the worldwide anesthesia devices market is further projected to […]
Read MoreMost adults who are at risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after general anesthesia need more prophylactic antiemetics than current guidelines recommend, according to a new study that used a national database. The large study found that patients who had ambulatory surgery were much less likely to need a rescue antiemetic in the postanesthesia […]
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