The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have proposed an average manufacturing reduction of 10%, compared to the amount manufactured in 2018, for the 6 most frequently misused opioids in the US. Last year, the DEA proposed a 20% reduction in the manufacturing of controlled substances for 2018 compared to 2017. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Woolum JA et al. Crit Care Med 2018 Jul 18 A small provocative study suggests a mortality benefit. The metabolic demands of septic shock commonly lead to thiamine deficiency, and thiamine has therefore received attention as an adjunctive therapy for septic shock. In a retrospective single-center cohort study, investigators assessed outcomes in patients in septic shock […]
Read MoreBy QUOCTRUNG BUI and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The Upshot Ages of first-time mothers in 1980 Becoming a mother used to be seen as a unifying milestone for women in the United States. But a new analysis of four decades of births shows that the age that women become mothers varies significantly by geography and education. The result is that […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News As in previous studies, unplanned extubation (UE) has been found in new research to be associated with delirium, a greater reintubation rate, and longer stays in the ICU and hospital. The researchers called for increased exploration into factors involved in UE. “The most important finding is that unplanned extubation was associated […]
Read MoreAuthors: Thomas C. Mort, MD et al Anesthesiology News The current rate of perioperative cardiac arrest (CA) is estimated to be between 1 and 1,400 to 1,800 anesthetic interventions (0.05%-0.07%).1 The number of CAs directly attributable to anesthesia as a primary causative factor has decreased over the last 5 decades, and is estimated to occur from 0.5 […]
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