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Stephen Buranyi and Hannah Devlin The Guardian New findings cast doubts on advice to administer 80% oxygen to patients after operations Patients may have been placed at risk of serious harm because of flawed advice to administer highly concentrated oxygen after surgery, leading anaesthetists have said. The concerns relate to World Health Organization guidelines to administer 80% […]
Read MoreBy MARILYNN MARCHIONE Associated Press Think of it as decontaminating yourself. Hospitalized patients who harbor certain superbugs can cut their risk of developing full-blown infections if they swab medicated goo in their nose and use special soap and mouthwash for six months after going home, a study found. It’s a low-tech approach to a big […]
Read Moreby Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center As many as half of all patients who undergo cardiac surgery may experience delirium, a form of acute confusion that can result in disorientation, impaired memory, delusions, and abrupt changes in mood and behavior, including aggression. In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, physician-researchers at […]
Read More“Delirium shouldn’t be the norm.” January 21, 2019 by Sandra Gordon for ASA Making Delirium Prevention the Standard of Care at VUMC Christopher Hughes, M.D., medical director of the Neuro Intensive Care Unit and program director of the Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), discusses the pioneering efforts his intensive […]
Read MoreBy Dina Fine Maron A Scientific American analysis finds this trend differs based on where one lives Not all of Mitchell Elkind’s stroke patients are on social security. In recent years he has treated devastating attacks in people as young as 18. And he is not alone. A growing body of research indicates strokes among U.S. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Thevathasan, Tharusan, Cand Med et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 21, 2018 BACKGROUND: In this prespecified cohort study, we investigated the influence of postoperative admission to the intensive care unit versus surgical ward on health care utilization among patients undergoing intermediate-risk surgery. METHODS: Of adult surgical patients who underwent general anesthesia without an absolute indication for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jonathan D. Casey, M.D., et al The New England Journal of Medicine BACKGROUND Hypoxemia is the most common complication during tracheal intubation of critically ill adults and may increase the risk of cardiac arrest and death. Whether positive-pressure ventilation with a bag-mask device (bag-mask ventilation) during tracheal intubation of critically ill adults prevents hypoxemia […]
Read MoreAuthor: Luke Ramseth Mississippi Clarion Ledger published 5:00 a.m. CT Feb. 21, 2019 When your child goes to the dentist to have teeth pulled or cavities treated, they sometimes need to be put to sleep. But in rare cases this type of sedation can be dangerous or even deadly for children — and Mississippi medical […]
Read MoreBy Haider Warraich MD a cardiologist New York Times We could learn a thing or two from the ancient Greeks’ understanding of suffering. The United States uses a third of the world’s opioids but a fifth of Americans still say they suffer from chronic pain. The only demonstrable effect of two decades of widespread prescription of opioids has been catastrophic […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this with our readers so they are aware there are many bad folks out their that want our patient’s data. Physician owners at Columbia Surgical Specialists paid hackers more than $14,000 to regain access to patient data in January, according to a notice the medical practice posted Thursday. Spokane, Wash.-based Columbia Surgical Specialists […]
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