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Uncategorized Published - 10 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
How Market Forces Can Affect Patient Safety: The Unintended Consequences of Capitalism in the Generic Drug Market

Authors: Roy G. Soto, M.D. et al ASA Monitor 05 2016, Vol.80, 28-29. First off, let’s agree on two basic concepts: capitalism is good and patient safety is good. For decades we have been tempted with a never-ending parade of new, expensive devices and medications that are touted to improve safety and outcomes. Sometimes the acquisition cost […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Perioperative Surgical Home: Have Health Care Literacy, Family Education and Patient Empowerment Been Lost in the Shuffle of Streamlined Care?

Authors: Matthew E. Patterson, M.D. et al ASA Monitor 05 2016, Vol.80, 26-27. The Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model of care has been developed in an attempt to streamline patient recovery by providing evidence-based care and reducing care variability. Although much attention has been placed on medications, techniques and devices that can accomplish this variability reduction, we […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Time for a Patient Safety Officer

Authors: Keith J. Ruskin, M.D. et al          ASA Monitor 05 2016, Vol.80, 20-21. Every industry has taken steps to improve employee safety by decreasing the possibility of industrial accidents and individual injuries. Mass transportation and health care are significantly different from other business sectors (e.g., manufacturing) and share several common features. For example, a factory might […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Tapered-cuff Endotracheal Tube Does Not Prevent Early Postoperative Pneumonia Compared with Spherical-cuff Endotracheal Tube after Major Vascular Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Antoine Monsel, M.D., M.Sc. et al Anesthesiology 5 2016, Vol.124, 1041-1052. Background: Patients undergoing major vascular surgery often develop postoperative pneumonia that impacts their outcomes. Conflicting data exist concerning the potential benefit of tapered-shaped cuffs on tracheal sealing. The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of a polyvinyl chloride tapered-cuff endotracheal tube […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Auscultation versus Point-of-care Ultrasound to Determine Endotracheal versus Bronchial Intubation: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Authors: Davinder Ramsingh, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 5 2016, Vol.124, 1012-1020 Background: Unrecognized malposition of the endotracheal tube (ETT) can lead to severe complications in patients under general anesthesia. The focus of this double-blinded randomized study was to assess the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound in verifying the correct position of the ETT and to compare it with […]

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