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Author: Shale Imeson, MD The saying “May you live in interesting times,” is perhaps especially meaningful for those of us navigating the tumultuous world of today’s health care marketplace. As reimbursement shifts toward value-based payments, the health care industry struggles to find ways to meet new demands for efficiency, including improved outcomes and lower costs. […]
Read MoreTranscutaneous CO2 (TcCO2) more accurately reflects blood levels of the gas than end-tidal CO2(EtCO2) in infants, according to investigators at Stony Brook University, New York. Kseniya Khmara, MD, a clinical anesthesia resident at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, explained that the inaccuracies often observed using EtCO2 because of the small tidal volumes inhaled by neonates motivated […]
Read MoreAuthors: Paul J. Zufferey, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 9 2017, Vol.127, 413-422. Background: Preoperative administration of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid reduces bleeding in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty. Increased fibrinolytic activity is maintained throughout the first day postoperation. The objective of the study was to determine whether additional perioperative administration of tranexamic acid would further reduce […]
Read MoreA majority of institutions do not have a written policy for mechanical ventilation during intrahospital transport of children with congenital heart disease. That was the finding from a survey of pediatric anesthesia program directors throughout North America. Presented at the 2017 meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia/American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and […]
Read MoreWhile the 2018 editions of the ASA Relative Value Guide® (RVG) and CROSSWALK® will soon be available, many anesthesia practices are asking about the RVG base unit values to be assigned to the five new codes that will describe anesthesia for GI endoscopy in 2018. In its final rule for the CY 2018 Medicare Physician […]
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