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Administering bupivacaine in the caudal space (with or without morphine) provides sufficient postoperative analgaesia to patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who undergo total hip arthroplasty, according to results of a prospective study presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Patients with AS present a challenge to anaesthesiologists, in that they […]
Read MoreDexmedetomidine hydrochloride produces less respiratory depression compared with remifentanil, during monitored anaesthesia care in patients with lung cancer undergoing endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), according to study results presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Dexmedetomidine did, however, produce more hypotension after surgery, more use of local anaesthetics during […]
Read MoreDiagnoses of post-operative vision loss (POVL), although rare, rose significantly after 2008 compared with previous years, according to study results presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “Patients are concerned about complications that are common and severe,” explained lead author Cameron Goldie, MD, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, speaking […]
Read MoreA scale that measures clinical frailty might help health care professionals assess which older hospitalized patients are at increased risk for readmission or death, according to researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Identifying vulnerable patients and addressing the factors contributing to readmission might help reduce recurrences, which are common and costly. However, […]
Read MoreTeam-based patient outreach fuels success Regulatory and financial pressures are forcing hospitals to ramp up their post-discharge strategy initiatives. Some of the pressure is coming from the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Section 2717 requires that hospitals report the results of their efforts to prevent hospital readmissions. Whether it’s patient education and counseling, comprehensive discharge planning […]
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