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AUTHORS: Daniel CArr et al Neurosurgical Focus Volume 46 (2019) Issue 4 April 2019 OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare total cost and length of stay (LOS) between spine surgery patients enrolled in an enhanced perioperative care (EPOC) pathway and patients receiving traditional perioperative care (TRDC). METHODS All spine surgery candidates were […]
Read MoreReuters Electrical brain stimulation using a non-invasive cap can help boost older people’s mental scores to those of people 20 to 30 years younger, according to a study published on Monday. The research, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, found that age-related decline in working memory can be reversed by stimulating two key brain areas […]
Read MoreSource: American College of Surgeons Summary: A standardized interdisciplinary clinical pathway to identify and manage frailty in older patients has reduced the rate of one of the most debilitating complications for older patients — delirium — and kept patients from returning to the hospital within 30 days of treatment for traumatic injury. A standardized interdisciplinary clinical […]
Read MoreAuthor: MARA GORDON Source: npr A former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and abuse in February for making a medical mistake that resulted in an elderly patient’s death. Criminal charges for a medical error are unusual, patient safety experts say. Some are voicing concern that the […]
Read MoreAcetaminophen Plus Ibuprofen Linked to Less Morphine Use After Hip Arthroplasty By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Use of acetaminophen plus ibuprofen — compared with acetaminophen alone — is associated with less morphine use following total hip arthroplasty, suggests a JAMA study. Roughly 550 patients undergoing total hip […]
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