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Author: Elizabeth A. M. Frost, MD Anesthesiology News Rarities With Anesthetic Implications Tangier Disease What Is It? Tangier disease (TD), also known as familial alpha-lipoprotein deficiency or hypoalphalipoproteinemia, is an autosomal recessive disorder with several systemic implications that can affect anesthetic management.1,2 The disorder was first diagnosed in a 5-year-old boy and his family who lived […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News Consistent application of an evidence-based bundled approach (Table) reduced the number of days critically ill patients were mechanically ventilated, lowered the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP), and cut patients’ length of stay (LOS) in both the ICU and the hospital. That was the conclusion of a study that used the […]
Read MoreBy Maria Cohut, Ph.D. New research warns that, after completing breast cancer treatment, women aged 45 and over have a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Women who have undergone breast cancer treatment should take measures to prevent heart disease, new research suggests. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is the most common form of cancer that doctors diagnose […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Although epoetin alfa with iron is frequently administered to anemic patients prior to major orthopedic surgery, there are questions about the optimal route of iron administration. Now, a team of French researchers has found that following preoperative administration of erythropoietin, both iron stores and erythropoiesis stimulation were greater in patients […]
Read MoreAuthor: Karen Blum Anesthesiology News A “just” culture that allows for open communication of errors in a nonpunitive environment can and should be applied to critical evaluation of medication errors in hospitals and health systems, a patient safety expert said during the 2019 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists summer meeting. “We know things go wrong […]
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