Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 3 – p 570–577 AUTHORS: Fabbro, Michael II DO et al BACKGROUND: The inflated costs and documented deleterious effects of excess perioperative transfusion have led to the investigation of targeted coagulation factor replacement strategies. One particular coagulation factor of interest is factor I (fibrinogen). Hypofibrinogenemia […]
Read MoreA study published in PLOS ONE shows that symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome can be provoked by imposing a mild to moderate strain to the muscles and nerves. The study included 80 individuals, 60 with CFS and 20 without CFS, who reported their levels of fatigue, body pain, lightheadedness, concentration difficulties, and headache every 5 […]
Read MoreHi. I’m Art Caplan, PhD from the Division of Medical Ethics and the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center. A former student of mine, who is now in medical school, asked me a question that comes up again and again. I have not talked about it here, but I think it does merit some […]
Read MoreAmong adults with opioid dependence maintaining abstinence with a stable dose of sublingual buprenorphine, the use of buprenorphine implants, compared with continued sublingual buprenorphine, did not result in an inferior likelihood of remaining a responder, according to a study published in the July 19 issue of JAMA. Opioid dependence is a growing public health concern […]
Read MoreIf you work in a hospital these days, you’ve probably gotten the invitation: Take a survey about how well you, your team and your hospital do at protecting patients from harm, and how empowered you feel to do the right thing. It’s all in the name of gauging “patient safety culture.” But a new study […]
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