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I included this because it could involve anesthesia bills if the group is not in network. Author: Peter Sullivan The Hill President Trump on Wednesday spoke out against surprise medical bills that patients often cannot afford, highlighting an issue that has received bipartisan concern in Congress. “The health care system too often harms people with some […]
Read MoreBetween 2005 and 2015, average CEO compensation jumped from $1.6 million to $3.1 million, an increase of 93 percent. Author: Jeff Lagasse Physicians have a reputation for commanding strong salaries, but when it comes to pay increases, they pale next to those of their counterparts at the executive level. A piece published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Updates from the Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting Jonathan M. Tan, MD, MPH, MBI Assistant Professor Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care & Biomedical and Health Informatics The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2018 Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair Lara Brewer, PhD Assistant Research Professor Departments […]
Read MoreAuthors: T.R. Gruffi International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia Highlights •Arnold-Chiari malformation was diagnosed after delivery in 20% of our cohort. •Neuraxial and general anesthetics were done with few complications. •Catastrophic neurological outcomes were not observed. Consensus regarding the safest mode of delivery and anesthetic management for parturients with Arnold Chiari malformation-I (ACM-I) remains controversial. This study […]
Read MoreAuthors: Subedi A et al Anesth Analg. 2018 Oct BACKGROUND: Postoperative sore throat (POST), hoarseness, and cough after tracheal intubation are not uncommon. Although both lidocaine and dexamethasone have been used independently to reduce these events, there is no study assessing the combined effects of lidocaine and dexamethasone. METHODS: This prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study enrolled 180 patients requiring general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation for >90 […]
Read MoreWhat follows is an excerpt from “Medical Catastrophe: Confessions of an Anesthesiologist,” written by Ronald W. Dworkin, MD. In addition to his work as an anesthesiologist, Dr. Dworkin teaches political philosophy in the George Washington University Honors Program and has written essays on medicine, culture and politics for a variety of publications, including The Wall […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Case Study Praba Boominathan, MD Yale New Haven Hospital Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut Pavan Tankha, DO VA Connecticut Healthcare System Department of Anesthesiology Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut Robert Schlessel, MD VA Connecticut Healthcare System Department of Surgery Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut Jessica Feinleib, MD, […]
Read MoreAlthough there has been an increasing focus on addressing opioid use disorders (OUDs) in outpatient settings, there is a dearth of research regarding perioperative pain management in people with a history of OUD. Opioid tolerance and medications used for OUD treatment present significant challenges in this setting. “Patients with OUD have been shown to have lowered pain […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Ehab Farag, MD, FRCA Professor of Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Director of Clinical Research Department of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research Anesthesia Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio Since the discovery of renin in 1898, the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is considered a crucial signaling system for […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Adherence to CDC Sterility Precautions Imperfect An anonymous survey of cardiac anesthesiologists has revealed significant variability in preferences for cannulation site selection and technique used, as well as unexpectedly low compliance with the CDC recommendations on sterility precautions. “There’s been a lot of discussion about sterility precautions for the line […]
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