First introduced to the medical community in 2012, the Ariadne Labs Operating Room Crisis Checklists have been shown to provide a significant boost to the completeness of clinician response to operating room (OR) critical events. Yet success depends on comprehensive implementation. Now, however, a collaboration between Ariadne and Stanford School of Medicine has resulted in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sofie Højlund, M.D. et al Anesthesiology November 5, 2018. What We Already Know about This Topic: Recurrent manifestations of anaphylaxis after treatment, termed biphasic reactions, are estimated to occur in 1 to 23% of reactions However, little is known about the incidence, triggers, symp toms, and management of biphasic reactions What This Article Tells Us […]
Read MoreRodriguez RM et al. Ann Emerg Med 2018 Oct 1 Many patients with small hemothoraces or pneumothoraces were observed without tube thoracostomy. Treatment recommendations for hemothorax and pneumothorax were codified when most of these injuries were identified with plain films. However, increased use of computed tomography (CT) allows detection of smaller injuries, raising the question of which […]
Read MoreAnother example on why you can’t trust insurance companies. By Harris Meyer In an unusual enforcement action against an insurer for out-of-network billing, Humana will pay Texas a $700,000 fine for failing to maintain an adequate number of in-network anesthesiologists at its contracted hospitals in four counties. It’s the latest development in a running national battle over surprise […]
Read MoreEven as alcohol and tobacco use continue to decline among pregnant women in the U.S., a new study offers fresh evidence that more American mothers are using cannabis during pregnancy. Other recent studies have also documented a rise in cannabis use among pregnant women of all ages, with some evidence of particularly sharp increases for […]
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