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Do the increased responsibilities inherent in the perioperative surgical home (PSH) model mean that anesthesiologists are necessarily increasing their legal vulnerabilities? Although the advent of the PSH concept has been a boon for many anesthesiologists looking to expand the scope of their responsibilities and cement their position in this innovative medical care model, these impending […]
Read MorePreoperative ultrasound-guided infiltration analgesia (US-LIA) with liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel, Pacira) is a safe, effective technique that reduces recovery times and hospital lengths of stay for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients, a new study suggests. “In our institution, patients who have total knee arthroplasty receive an ultrasound-guided local infiltration analgesia,” said Sanjay Sinha, MD, study author […]
Read MoreAbout 15% of a group of Medicare patients who had not used opioid medications in the previous 2 months filled opioid prescriptions within a week of hospital discharge, according to a research report published June 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine. A second report finds “suboptimal” practices related to sharing, storing, and disposing of opioids, as well as […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shaheed CA et al., JAMA Intern Med 2016 May 23; Opioids provided some short- and intermediate-term pain control, but the effect wasn’t clinically meaningful. Patients with chronic low back pain often are treated with opioids, but evidence that these drugs are effective for managing low back pain is lacking. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, investigators […]
Read MoreThe World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) just launched a new charity to help train more anesthesiologists from low-income countries. There is a shortage of more than 1 million specialist surgeons, anesthetists and obstetricians, and this number is expected to soar to 2.2 million by 2030, according to a recent report (Lancet 2015;386:569-624). More than 5 billion […]
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