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The use of moderate sedation leads to better clinical outcomes compared with general anaesthesia for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Researchers conducted the largest observational study of minimally invasive transfemoral TAVR to find whether the use of moderate sedation is associated with improved patient outcomes, specifically evaluating 30-day mortality and length of hospital […]
Read MorePatients with coexistent Parkinson’s disease (PD) and cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) may experience a marked reduction in pain symptoms following cervical decompression, according to results of a matched cohort-controlled retrospective review study presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). Parkinson’s disease, however, when isolated as a significant independent […]
Read MoreThe use of spray cryotherapy (SCT) for airway lesions demands stellar intraoperative airway management and vigilance for intraoperative desaturations. “The fact that we are putting liquid nitrogen into the airway, and only doing intermittent ventilation in some cases, in patients who often have diseased lungs to begin with—that demands intraoperative vigilance,” explained Megan Friedman, DO, […]
Read MoreFinders keepers, losers weepers. Except in connection with overpayments from Medicare, then it’s a violation of the federal False Claims Act leading to significant liability—that is, unless you repay the overpaid sum within 60 days. But when does the 60-day period begin? On Feb. 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) answered that […]
Read MoreJ Am Geriatr Soc. 2016;64(3):602-607. AUTHORS: Erin J. Aiello Bowles, MPH et al Objectives: To evaluate the associations between anesthesia and dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk using prospectively collected data. Design: Cohort study. Participants: Community-dwelling members of the Adult Changes in Thought cohort aged 65 and older and free of dementia at baseline (N = 3,988). Measurements: Participants self-reported […]
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