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AUTHORS: Kim, Minjae MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 7, 2017 BACKGROUND: Postoperative cardiac arrest is uncommon but associated with a high mortality risk in general surgery patients and is often preceded by postoperative complications. The relationships between previous complications and mortality after cardiac arrest in general surgery patients have not been completely evaluated. METHODS: retrospective, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mincer, Joshua S. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 7, 2017 BACKGROUND: Mechanistic aspects of cognitive recovery after anesthesia and surgery are not yet well characterized, but may be vital to distinguishing the contributions of anesthesia and surgery in cognitive complications common in the elderly such as delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. This article […]
Read MoreThe potential risk to the brains of young children in relation to exposure to anesthesia remains undetermined and is a subject of contention. The answer may depend on how the question is posed—that is, the outcome measures used to define neurotoxicity. The issue is also important in that it determines how precious research dollars will […]
Read MoreBy Les Masterson Dive Brief: Hospitals are increasingly turning to palliative care programs as a way to offer value-based end-of-life care, according to a report in Health Affairs. Hospitals with more than 50 beds offering palliative programs tripled between 2000 and 2015 from 25% to 75%. In 2015, more than 90% of hospitals with 300 beds and […]
Read MoreFailing health of the United States BMJ published 07 February 2018 Author: Steven H. Woolf The role of challenging life conditions and the policies behind them Life expectancy in the US has fallen for the second year in a row. This is alarming because life expectancy has risen for much of the past century in developed […]
Read MoreImplementation at a single institution of a multidisciplinary rapid recovery care pathway has led to improved value-based care. According to a recent study, patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty under the perioperative surgical home (PSH) model had decreased hospital length of stay (LOS) and costs compared with those managed in a traditional fashion. In addition, […]
Read MoreAn Unusual Cause of Respiratory Distress Cody Rowan, MD Department of Anesthesiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina Paola A Pesantes, MD Department of Anesthesiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina Airway adjuncts such as oral or nasopharyngeal airways (NPAs) are […]
Read MoreThe FDA published an open letter to health care providers highlighting the benefits of thermoregulation devices, such as forced-air warming systems, during surgery. The letter states that the FDA is aware of hesitation by many providers to use the technology due to a possible increased risk for infection. The FDA wrote the letter, after a “thorough review […]
Read MoreThis was an interesting piece in Harvard Business Review I wanted to share with our readers because there are bad listeners in departments of anesthesia. Adapted from “How to Work with a Bad Listener,” by Rebecca Knight It’s frustrating to work with someone who doesn’t listen. Whether your colleague interrupts you, rambles on, or seems […]
Read MoreNew York Times By JANE E BRODY Last month, a White House panel declared the nation’s epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths “a national public health emergency,” a designation usually assigned to natural disasters. A disaster is indeed what it is, with 142 Americans dying daily from drug overdoses, a fourfold increase since 1999, more […]
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