Kenneth R. Abbey, M.D., J.D. et al ASA Monitor 07 2016, Vol.80, 48-49. Want to take the easy path to professorship? In 2013, an email offered to sell co-authorship on a paper that it said had already been accepted by the International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology for the low, low price of $14,800. On its way to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eric S. Schwenk, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2016, Vol.125, 439-440. To the Editor: We read with great interest the large, retrospective database review of perioperative epidural use for abdominal surgery by Ladha et al.1 We agree that studying anesthetic techniques that might have an impact on the incidence of persistent postsurgical pain is an important area, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shangyi Hui, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2016, Vol.125, 437-438 To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Dr. Kertai et al.,1 in which the authors identified a novel association between postoperative nadir platelet counts and acute kidney injury (AKI) and short-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Despite the elaborate statistical analysis […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yieshan M. Chan, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2016, Vol.125, 431-432. To the Editor: We congratulate Nanji et al.1 for their recent prospective, observational study defining the frequency of medication errors (MEs) and potential adverse drug events (ADEs) in the operating rooms of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. We read this article with great interest, […]
Read MoreAuthors: James W. Ibinson, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2016, Vol.125, 431. To the Editor: Although thought provoking and likely to lead to significant research in the future, the data presented by Nanji et al.1 are not sufficient to support a conclusion that medication errors (MEs) occurring during the course of anesthesia lead to meaningful harm. A primary […]
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