An article I thought was interesting so I wanted to share. Authors: Likosky DS et al. JAMA Cardiol 2017 Dec 20. Hospitals with high use of early percutaneous coronary intervention had better mortality and higher costs, but costs were balanced by lower 180-day expenditures. Costs in medicine continue to attract considerable attention. A central issue is whether […]
Read MoreAuthors: Estock, Jamie, L., MA et al Journal of Patient Safety: June 2018 – Volume 14 – Issue 2 – p 101–106 Objective: Several factors contribute to medication errors in clinical practice settings, including the design of medication labels. The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of label design on medication safety in a realistic, high-stress clinical […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim, Myoung, Hwa, MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 9, 2018 BACKGROUND: Although systemic lidocaine and magnesium have been widely studied as perioperative analgesic adjuvants, they have been rarely evaluated with respect to recovery quality under the same conditions. We compared the quality of recovery 40 (QoR-40) scores of female patients who received intravenous […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim, Do-Hyeong, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 4 – p 1353–1361 BACKGROUND: The optimal regional technique for analgesia and improved quality of recovery after video-assisted thoracic surgery (a procedure associated with considerable postoperative pain) has not been established. The main objective in this study was to compare quality […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ellenberger, Christoph, MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 4 – p 1133–1141 BACKGROUND: Low cardiac output syndrome is a main cause of death after cardiac surgery. We sought to assess the impact of glucose–insulin–potassium (GIK) to enhance myocardial protection in moderate- to high-risk patients undergoing on-pump heart surgery. […]
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