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Authors: Pun B, Balas M, Barnes-Daly M et al Critical Care Medicine (Oct 2018) OBJECTIVE Decades-old, common ICU practices including deep sedation, immobilization, and limited family access are being challenged. We endeavoured to evaluate the relationship between ABCDEF bundle performance and patient-centered outcomes in critical care. DESIGN Prospective, multicenter, cohort study from a national quality […]
Read MoreBy Paula Span New York Times Jan. 18, 2019 A new government program was supposed to prevent certain Medicare recipients from cycling in and out of hospitals. Now experts worry some older patients are being denied necessary care. It was a well-intended policy. Almost all parties agree on that much. A decade ago, when Medicare beneficiaries […]
Read MoreAnesthesia practices should prepare to see procedure mix changes at ASCs beginning in 2019 because of CMS’ final payment rule, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. Here are six insights: 1. CMS published the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Final Rule, which adds 12 cardiac catheterization procedures and five additional […]
Read MoreSecondary Analysis From a Large Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Norway Authors: Haugen, Arvid Steinar, MSc, PhD et al Annals of Surgery: February 2019 – Volume 269 – Issue 2 – p 283–290 Objective: We hypothesize that high-quality implementation of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) will lead to improved care processes and subsequently reduction of peri- and […]
Read MoreCNN News source Increase in crashes involving drugs seen Patients who are prescribed opioids and the clinicians who prescribe them have more to be concerned about than steadily rising rates of opioid overdoses, according to a new study. The research, published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open, shows that drivers who are onprescribed opioids are twice […]
Read MoreAuthor: Dario Borghino New Atlas Jan 19 Stem cell researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have successfully managed to grow human blood vessels in the lab. The finding could mark a giant leap forward in the fight against vascular diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancer, and diabetes by allowing risk-free experimentation on live human […]
Read MoreBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Summary: Patients treated with acetaminophen demonstrated a significant reduction in in-hospital delirium. Moreover, those given acetaminophen also were more likely to have shorter stays in the intensive care unit, less breakthrough pain. Those patients who did experience delirium had shorter bouts of the acute confusion. In addition, adding acetaminophen to […]
Read MoreUNIVERSITY OF WARWICK Author: PROFESSOR DECLAN BATES. Mechanical ventilation of children in intensive care units is often necessary, but can damage the lungs of critically ill patients It’s possible to change ventilator settings to reduce the risk of damage without putting child patients at risk, according to engineering researchers at the University of Warwick They […]
Read MoreBy JONATHAN THON STAT FEBRUARY 28, 2019 When the polar vortex froze out residents in much the United States in January, it also sent chills through the U.S. blood system, especially for people who needed platelets. “If you are safely able to leave your house, please consider giving blood for hospital patients,” tweeted the Red Cross of Massachusetts. […]
Read MoreNBC News By Benjy Sarlin The legislation’s most contentious provision would end private health insurance and replace it with a government system. As the debate over “Medicare for all” heats up on the 2020 trail, House progressives are opening a new front in Congress with a detailed single-payer bill that they plan to aggressively push this […]
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