People who undergo surgery at night are twice as likely to die as those operated on during regular daytime hours, research suggests. The findings, being presented at a conference, also suggest a higher than usual risk of death among those who have surgery later in the day and in the early evening. 30-Day Hospital Survival […]
Read MoreWhat Do We (Really) Know About It? Matthias W. Koenig, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Eastern Virginia Medical School Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Children’s Specialty Group, Pediatric Anesthesia Division Norfolk, Virginia Vincent J. Kopp, MD Emeritus Professor Division of Pediatric Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jessika Boles, PhD, CCLS Pediatr Nurs. 2016;42(3):147-149. On average, more than 4 million children undergo anesthesia for surgery or procedures each year in the United States, a number that has likely continued to grow in the past decade (Kain & Caldwell-Andrews, 2005). Anesthesia can be a complicated and confusing concept for school-age children and […]
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Read MoreZinc lozenges help soothe postoperative sore throat after endotracheal intubation, a study has confirmed. “Zinc does help and has no adverse side effects,” said Lydia Grondin, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, in Burlington. Zinc, which is involved in processes such as growth and tissue repair, is an […]
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