Authors: Theodor S. Sigurdsson, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 5 2019, Vol.130, 712-718. What We Already Know about This Topic: To date, there are not clinically practical, accurate, and precise noninvasive methods for measuring cardiac output in small children What This Article Tells Us That Is New: This study describes a noninvasive method by which ultrasound can […]
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 MoreWritten by Angie Stewart Source: Becker’s ASC Review Certain relationships between ASC and anesthesia service providers create compliance issues related to anti-kickback laws, according to healthcare law firm Nelson Hardiman. Here are three takeaways: 1. In ASC-anesthesia services arrangements, the transfer of anything of value from the anesthesia provider to the ASC or ASC owners […]
Read MoreCalifornia’s hospitals are scrambling to retrofit their buildings before the “The Big One” hits, an effort that will cost tens of billions dollars and could jeopardize healthcare access, according to a newly released study. The state’s 418 hospitals have a deadline from the state, too. They’re racing to meet seismic safety standards set by a […]
Read MoreBy Alex Morrisson DG News Computed tomography (CT)-guided pulsed radiofrequency is superior to injection only for patients with back pain caused by nerve pressure, researchers reported here at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). One year after undergoing the treatment 95% of the 113 patients in the studied reported […]
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