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Uncategorized Published - 12 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Hospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets

Author: Phil Galeswitz Kaiser Health News Nonprofit hospitals across the United States are seeking donations from the people who rely on them most: their patients. Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, contributions to political campaigns and other charities — to gauge which patients are […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Electromagnetic Interference with Protocolized Electrosurgery Dispersive Electrode Positioning in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Authors: Peter M. Schulman, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology published on December 28, 2018. What We Already Know about This Topic: Electromagnetic interference from monopolar electrosurgery may disrupt implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Current management recommendations by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and Heart Rhythm Society are based on expert clinical opinion since there is a paucity of data […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Color-Coded Medication Labels Improve Patient Safety

Authors: Luke S. Janik, MD; Jeffery S. Vender, MD, FCCM apsf Newsletter Circulation 122.210 Vol 33 No 3 Feb 2019 In 2015, the American Society of Anesthesiologists released a statement supporting the practice of user-applied, color-coded medication labels.1 These labels come in nine distinct colors, each representing a specific drug class according to the American Society […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Blood Conservation Strategy Reduces Need for Transfusion Following Cardiac Surgery

The blood conservation effort led to a decrease in perioperative morbidity and should be used for future surgeries going forward, experts say. Author: Yael L. Maxwell A program of intraoperative autologous blood donation (IABD) is safe and effective for reducing the need for transfusions in cardiac surgery, as well as for minimizing perioperative morbidity, according to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 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: Ashraf S. Habib, M.B., B.Ch. et al  Anesthesiology 2 2019, Vol.130, 203-212. Background: Although antiemetics are commonly used to prevent postoperative nausea or vomiting, the failure rate is appreciable and there is currently no generally accepted standard for rescue treatment of postoperative nausea or vomiting after failed prophylaxis. This prospective, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multicenter study […]

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