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Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 AUTHORS: Buonanno, Pasquale MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: Sugammadex is a relatively new molecule that reverses neuromuscular block induced by rocuronium. The particular structure of sugammadex traps the cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring of rocuronium in its hydrophobic cavity. Dexamethasone shares the same steroidal structure with rocuronium. Studies in vitro have demonstrated that […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lisbeth A. Evered, B.Sc. et al Anesthesiology published on 4 2016 Background:: Although postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is well described after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, a major concern has been that a progressive decline in cognition will ultimately lead to dementia. Since dementia interferes with the ability to carry out daily functions, the impact […]
Read MoreHealth care–associated infections (HAIs) remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Although the United States is doing a better job of preventing HAIs, more work is needed, especially in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, public health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Vital Signs report urges health care […]
Read MoreI thought this would had been obvious but someone decided they had to perform a study to document it. Surgeons who are paid the most by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) bill for five times the number of services as the lowest-paid surgeons, according to a study published online February 26 in Surgery. […]
Read MoreThe addition of capnography monitoring to standard of care during procedural sedation for endoscopic procedures provides a patient safety benefit, a study has found. According to the study, capnography reduced the proportion of patients experiencing greater than one adverse event (AE) by more than 27%. “Reductions in adverse events result in a reduced cost of […]
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