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BY ROBERT PREIDT US News and World Report Deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide in the United States hit an all-time high in 2017 — more than 150,000 in all. That number was more than double 1999 levels, according to a chilling new analysis of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by the […]
Read MoreSubacromial decompression surgery should not be offered to patients with subacromial pain syndrome, according to a new guideline from The BMJ’s Rapid Recommendations panel. The guidance — considered a strong recommendation — applies to patients with atraumatic shoulder pain, including rotator cuff disease, lasting longer than 3 months. The recommendation was based on findings from seven […]
Read MoreCardiac Anesthesiologist blog Author: Gavin Lloyd Introduction Sedation is a routine aspect of emergency care. The aim is clear: make the procedural experience as comfortable as possible for your patient, whilst ensuring that your practice is safe. Sedation is a continuum which extends from a normal conscious level to being fully unresponsive. Sedation and recovery […]
Read MoreAuthor: Angie Stewart Becker’s ASC Review Lee A. Fleisher, MD, is chair of Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine’s anesthesia and critical care departments. Dr. Fleisher is also chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Perioperative Brain Health Initiative. Here, Dr. Fleisher shares his insights with Becker’s ASC Review on preoperative frailty assessments in the […]
Read MoreCardiac Anesthesiologist blog Stable Angina also known as ‘effort angina’, this refers to the classic type of angina related to myocardial ischemia. A typical presentation of stable angina is that of chest discomfort and associated symptoms precipitated by some activity (running, walking, etc.) with minimal or non-existent symptoms at rest or after administration of sublingual […]
Read MoreAuthor: Krista Conger Stanford Medicine Scope End-of-life care and expectations are difficult topics for many families and even some clinicians. Over the past few years, the caregiving emphasis has shifted from an effort to save or prolong someone’s life by any means necessary to a more nuanced approach that favors quality of life. Doing so […]
Read MoreA study of 650,000 children finds immunisation has no influence on the condition. Andrew Masterson reports. Author: Andrew Matterson Cosmo A massive study tracking almost every child born in Denmark over a decade has found no evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) is in any way relevant to autism. A link between the developmental condition […]
Read MoreInteresting so wanted to share. Robotic surgery practices may be limiting the amount of practice surgical trainees receive, leaving many new surgeons unprepared to perform surgery independently, according to research published in Administrative Science Quarterly. The findings are based on two studies conducted by Matthew Beane, PhD, project scientist from the University of California, Santa Barbara. […]
Read MoreThe FDA is warning healthcare providers about the risk of serious injury, malfunction and death associated with surgical staplers and implantable surgical staples. Between January 2011 and March 2018, the FDA has received more than 41,000 individual adverse event reports, including 366 deaths, more than 9,000 serious injuries and more than 32,000 malfunctions related to surgical staples […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bruce Japsen Healthcare The hospital industry Tuesday ripped proposals to add a Medicare-like public option alongside individual commercial coverage available on public exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Some in Congress see adding a public option for Americans buying individual plans known as Obamacare as a way to add choices and ensure low cost […]
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