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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Don’t sign anything: Advice when hospital administration has you against the wall

Author: SHARI COVINGTON KevinMD.com If you think you are the only one being threatened by the chief medical officer (CMO) and/or the medical executive committee (MEC) think again. If you’re thinking it is going to get better or that they have your best interests in mind, also think again. You are in an unfortunate and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Identifying the Root Cause of Drug Shortages

Source Anesthesiology News Author: John G. Brock-Utne, MD, PhD Professor of Anesthesiology (Emeritus) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, California How could drug shortages happen in a free enterprise country like the United States? Actually, it’s pretty simple: There is a kickback system approved by Congress that has undermined competition and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Development and Validation of an Electronic Postoperative Morbidity Score

AUTHORS: Stubbs, Daniel J., BMBCh et al MBBS*; Romero-Ortuno, Roman, PhD,†; Biram, Richard, MBBS†; Menon, David K., FMedSci,*; Ercole, Ari, PhD* Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 30, 2018  BACKGROUND: Electronic health records are being adopted due to numerous potential benefits. This requires the development of objective metrics to characterize morbidity, comparable to studies performed in centers without an electronic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Amisulpride for the Rescue Treatment of Postoperative Nausea or Vomiting in Patients Failing Prophylaxis: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Phase III Trial.

Authors: Habib AS et al Anesthesiology. 2019 Feb;130(2):203-212. WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS TOPIC: Although antiemetics are commonly used to prevent postoperative nausea or vomiting, the failure rate is appreciable and there is little evidence to guide best therapy for rescue treatment after failed prophylaxis WHAT THIS ARTICLE TELLS US THAT IS NEW: Ten milligrams of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Study: Safe to transplant hepatitis C-infected hearts, lungs

By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Doctors can safely transplant hepatitis C-infected lungs and hearts into people desperate for a new organ, say researchers who may have found a way to protect those patients from getting the risky virus. The experiment, reported Wednesday, is the latest attempt to put a dent in the nation’s long transplant […]

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