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By Anthony G. Attrino NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Attorneys for the fiance of Westfield High School Principal Derrick Nelson, who died after donating bone marrow to a teenage cancer patient, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against Hackensack University Medical Center. The complaint naming the hospital, an anesthesiologist and others was filed in Superior Court in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Chi, Debbie BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1319-1327 BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty is a commonly performed procedure and an important contributor to national health care spending. Reducing the incidence of readmission could have important consequences for patient well-being and relevant financial implications. Whether regional […]
Read MoreUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New Penn Medicine study found music to be similarly effective as the intravenous form of the sedative medication midazolam in lowering anxiety before anesthetic procedure Music is a viable alternative to sedative medications in reducing patient anxiety prior to an anesthesia procedure, according to a Penn Medicine study published […]
Read MoreBy Baylor College of Medicine In the surgical setting, the concept “to err is human” could potentially be a matter of life and death. In an effort to identify surgical errors that could be prevented, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine conducted a comprehensive analysis of surgeries that resulted in adverse events over a six-month […]
Read MoreBy Tauren Dyson Emergency departments with in-house intensive care units have higher survival rates and better overall care, a new study shows. The findings, published this week in JAMA Open Network, come from research out of the Massey Family Foundation Emergency Critical Care Center, an intensive care unit housed in the emergency department at Michigan Medicine. Patient […]
Read MoreHealthDay News Pot use and pregnancy hardly go hand-in-hand for health reasons, but more American women are using marijuana just before and right after they become pregnant, new research warns. “These findings should alert women’s health clinicians to be aware of potential increases in daily and weekly cannabis use among their patients,” said lead study […]
Read Moreby Joanne Finnegan Fierce Healthcare | The number of deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. dropped for the first time in decades. A decline in prescriptions for opioids is a major factor for the drop in drug overdose deaths—the first time the number of deaths has dropped in the U.S. since 1990. Drug overdose deaths […]
Read MoreMedicare says it’s moving toward potentially covering acupuncture for chronic low back pain as an alternative to opioid painkillers that can become addictive. The agency announced its initial decision Monday. For now, access will be limited to seniors signed up in government-approved clinical studies. Medicare says more evidence is needed before broad approval can be […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Adding IV ketorolac to epidural morphine reduces opioid requirements after cesarean delivery without increasing estimated blood loss or blood pressure, compared with baseline. “When it comes to ketorolac, there are a couple of main considerations that we hear from our obstetric colleagues,” said John J. Kowalczyk, MD, who is currently […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health The deadliest time for many surgery patients isn’t when they’re on the operating table, it’s while they’re recovering in the hospital and after they go home, a new study suggests. For the study, researchers examined outcomes for more than 40,000 patients 45 and older who underwent non-cardiac surgery at 28 […]
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