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New American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines, published November 30 in Pediatrics, identify key components for the pediatric perioperative anesthesia environment to optimize anesthetic care and reduce adverse events. “[T]he pediatric perioperative anesthesia environment is defined as areas of a patient care facility in which the patient preparation for, performance of, and recovery from surgical procedures occur […]
Read MoreBr J Anaesth. 2015;115(4):511-519. Authors: E. Fominskiy et al Background: Guidelines support the use of a restrictive strategy in blood transfusion management in a variety of clinical settings. However, recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) performed in the perioperative setting suggest a beneficial effect on survival of a liberal strategy. We aimed to assess the effect of liberal […]
Read MoreGiven the growing number of patients and increased complexity of anesthesia cases occurring outside the operating room (OR), better strategic planning and improved financial infrastructure are needed. While ORs have long had revenue and cost management control measures, consistent preprocedural guidelines are often lacking in the non-OR space, creating a strategic imperative for anesthesiologists. “If […]
Read MoreCumulative spending on malpractice payments against anesthesiologists has fallen dramatically in recent years, from $174.4 million in 2005 to $91.1 million in 2013, a new study shows. With data obtained from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), the research also demonstrated an increase in the proportion of claims occurring in the outpatient setting, consistent with […]
Read MoreA history of asthma may predict chronic migraine in individuals who have episodic migraine, according to a study published November 19 in Headache. Because both conditions are prevalent — about 11.6% of the US population has migraine and 7.5% has asthma — comorbidity is likely, but a risk relationship has not been established. “Links between asthma […]
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