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Oren Bernstein, MD Private Practice Anesthesiologist Pacific Anesthesia, Inc. The Queen’s Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii The number of patients eligible for transcatheter aortic valve replacement is rapidly expanding, and TAVR centers are under growing production pressure with steadily increasing caseloads. As such, anesthesiologists can play an i mportant role in maximizing procedural efficiency while maintaining […]
Read MoreOver the last few months, there has been an explosion of interest in the legislature to rein in oxycodone and to limit its use for pain management. Health care providers are painted as the major culprits who are causing an explosion of drug abuse, as reported by the media. Many excellent physicians in the field […]
Read MoreA picture might be worth a thousand words, but the right label can save thousands of dollars. By replacing text-heavy instruction labels for blood transport coolers with icon-driven labels, providers at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine have shown a dramatic reduction in blood product waste—saving their hospital almost $20,000 in just five […]
Read MoreThere is a growing body of literature demonstrating that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is directly linked to an increase in adverse maternal and fetal complications. Although there are a number of OSA screening tools available, they have been found to be less accurate in pregnant women, making OSA diagnosis and treatment even more challenging in […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia:November 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 5 – p 1163–1171 AUTHORS: Silva, João Manoel Jr MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: Metabolic acidosis frequently i s present in surgical patients; however, different types of metabolic acidosis (hyperlactatemia, hyperchloremia, and others) may have different relationships to perioperative outcomes. We hypothesized that in postoperative surgical […]
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