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Authors: Yan Zhou, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 6 2017, Vol.126, 1171-1179. Background: The American Board of Anesthesiology administers written and oral examinations for its primary certification. This retrospective cohort study tested the hypothesis that the risk of a disciplinary action against a physician’s medical license is lower in those who pass both examinations than those who pass […]
Read MoreElders with persistent pain may be at increased risk for dementia, suggests a JAMA Internal Medicine study. Researchers studied 10,000 community-dwelling adults aged 60 and older; 11% said they were often bothered by moderate or severe pain in 1998 and 2000. Memory and dementia probability scores were tracked until 2012, and analyses were adjusted for health and […]
Read MoreExperts in a variety of medical fields were brought in by ASIPP to review available evidence and create recommendations. The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) has issued updated opioid prescribing guidelines for the management of patients with chronic, non-cancer pain. The guidelines were published in Pain Physician.1 Experts in a variety of medical fields […]
Read MoreAmitriptyline accounted for approximately 2 of 5 deaths from antidepressants. Death and serious outcomes resulting from overdose or poisoning from drugs used to treat depression more than doubled during the last decade and a half, found a recent study, with amitriptyline topping the list. Fatal cases overall increased by 32%, and amitriptyline accounted for approximately […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Enneking, F. Kayser MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 6 – p 1957–1962 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to validate a patient-centered anesthesia triage system (PCATS) by examining its association with, and predictive value of, ASA physical status (PS) classification. ASA PS classification is a widely […]
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