Author: Andis Robeznieks American Medical Association Every year, a new record is set for medical school enrollment. But despite this influx of new doctors, the U.S. physician work-force continues to trend older. There were 985,000 licensed physicians in the U.S. in 2018, according to the Federation of State Medical Boards’ (FSMB) biennial census, which notes […]
Read MoreDefinitive Healthcare The shift from inpatient to outpatient care centers has been well-documented over the last few years. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are often the focal point in this trend, situated at the sweet intersection of cost and convenience, pulling attention from hospital outpatient centers. Traditionally, acute care hospitals have dominated the surgical arena, the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Richard C. Prielipp MD, MBA; David J. Birnbach MD, MPH APSF Newsletter Circulation 122,210 • Volume 34, No. 2 • October 2019 This issue of the APSF Newsletter sheds new light on an old issue and challenges clinicians to refocus their attention on health care-associated infections (HCAI) and even more relevant, surgical site infections (SSI). Infection control […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tran, Lieu T. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1087-1092 BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation in children is often associated with coagulopathy and significant blood loss. Available data are limited. In this observational retrospective study, we assessed transfusion practices in pediatric patients undergoing liver transplantation at a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mazzeffi, Michael MD, MPH, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 3 – p 659-666 BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of data on the underlying procoagulant–anticoagulant balance during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We hypothesized that adult ECMO patients would have an imbalance between procoagulant and anticoagulant factors, leading to […]
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