Author: Laleh Jalilian, MD Anesthesia News Medical consumables are necessary supplies for health systems to provide care within a hospital or surgical environment. Consumables include gloves, gowns, masks, syringes, needles, sutures, staples, IV tubing, catheters, and adhesives for wound dressing, in addition to other tools needed by doctors and nurses to provide care. During a […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News Antibiotic resistance remains a challenging global problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. However, recent efforts by the CDC and others have been aimed at addressing these issues. Details of the CDC efforts to increase global antibiotic stewardship were presented at IDWeek 2019, in Washington, D.C. Globally, the prevalence of […]
Read MoreBy CASEY ROSS A series of studies, starting as a steady drip and quickening to a deluge, has reported the same core finding amid the global spread of Covid-19: Artificial intelligence could analyze chest images to accurately detect the disease in legions of untested patients. The results promised a ready solution to the shortage of diagnostic testing […]
Read MoreAuthor: Carin A. Hagberg, MD, FASA et al Anesthesiology News Management of the difficult airway remains one of the most relevant and challenging clinical situations encountered by anesthesia practitioners, as major adverse consequences can occur if the airway is not secured in a timely fashion. This edition of “Current Concepts in the Management of the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nikki Keen Anesthesiology News Many patients who are admitted to the hospital with acute heart failure (HF) have previously undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), according to a new study. And even when the breathing problems are detected during their hospital stay, the patients often are still given opioids, despite their potential for causing respiratory depression […]
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