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Cumulative 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 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bell S et al. BMJ 2015 Nov 11. Predictors of postoperative AKI include older age, male sex, and use of ACE inhibitors and ARBs. Acute kidney injury (AKI) after surgery is associated with excess risk for death. In this study, researchers developed and validated a model for predicting AKI following orthopedic surgery. Analysis involved 10,600 adults […]
Read MoreThere is a major deficiency in opioid knowledge among primary prescribers that may be driving inappropriate prescription practices, a new study suggests. According to the results from a 20-question survey, test scores showed no significant improvement in understanding between medical students and attending physicians, and no group, either by position or department—including anesthesiology—received a passing […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology published on 2 2016 Authors: Abdullah S. Terkawi, M.D. et al Background: Disagreement among many underpowered studies has led to an equivocal understanding of the efficacy of the 5-HT3 antagonist ondansetron in preventing the consequences of sympathectomy after subarachnoid anesthesia. The authors assessed the efficacy of ondansetron with respect to the overall quality and statistical power […]
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