Author: Meghan Lee Callaghan Anesthesiology News Increasing Research Is One Thing Experts Can Agree On On Dec. 14, 2016, the FDA released a warning now considered either famous or infamous within the field of pediatric anesthesia, depending on whom you talk to: “Repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs,” it read, “during […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this great story with our readers. Author: Kalyn Norwood A Hays County girl who had a rare brain tumor is now cancer free, and doctors are amazed because medically it just doesn’t make sense. HAYS COUNTY, Texas — A little girl’s inoperable brain tumor is gone and doctors have no explanation. Today, […]
Read MoreThe Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has issued a new expert guidance on how hospitals and healthcare providers may reduce infections associated with anaesthesiology procedures and equipment in the operating room. The guidance, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, recommends steps to improve infection prevention through increased hand hygiene, environmental disinfection, and continuous […]
Read MoreA study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows that, regardless of whether a woman delivers a child by caesarean section or vaginal birth, if they fill prescriptions for opioid pain medications early in the postpartum period, they are at increased risk of developing persistent opioid use. Sarah Osmundson, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Burton, Brittany N., MHS, MAS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 1 – p 152–160 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of opioid misuse and opioid-related mortality has increased dramatically over the past decade. There is limited evidence on factors associated with mortality from opioid overdose in the inpatient setting. The primary […]
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