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To reach the CRC recommendation, the task force mainly considered CVD trials in which cancer was a secondary finding, because there were limited data specifically on the effects of aspirin on cancer. From 10 trials (N=103,787), the task force determined that the individuals who took aspirin had a slightly reduced risk for death compared with […]
Read MoreA new overview of approaches to analgesia and anesthesia in people undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) leaves no stone unturned (J Am Acad Orthop Surg2016;24:60-73). In just 12 pages of text, diagrams and tables, Calin Moucha, MD, and two other experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City, review […]
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a ban on electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used to treat self-injurious or aggressive behavior. The FDA says the devices “present an unreasonable and substantial risk to public health that cannot be corrected or eliminated through changes to the labeling.” ESDs give electrical shocks via electrodes attached to the […]
Read MoreSix in 10 US hospitals rated by Consumer Reports have cesarean delivery rates above the national target of 23.9% for low-risk deliveries set by the US Department of Health and Human Services, and one in six have rates that are higher than 33.3%. Overall cesarean delivery rates for low risk (nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex) pregnancies ranged from […]
Read MoreWhile anesthesiologists may use bench-marking for both quality improvement and marketing, the biggest incentive, according to Robert S. Lagasse, MD, is Medicare reimbursement, which has become increasingly tied to quality metrics. “Benchmarking will determine reimbursement rates,” said Dr. Lagasse, professor and vice chair for Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs at Yale School of Medicine, in […]
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