Most patients do not know exactly what anesthesiologists do, according to a recent study. This is problematic as patient knowledge can help improve surgery outcomes, according to study a by Ferdinand Iannaccone, DO, an anesthesia resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. “If they know more prior to their surgeries they can be helpful to […]
Read MorePain management in women is often overlooked and ineffective for a variety of conditions ranging from back pain to postsurgery cancer pain, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In response, the ASA has issued the Women’s Pain Update, in the hopes of raising awareness of available treatment options, as well as the role […]
Read MorePerry Fine, MD, believes anesthesiologists should play a role in the delivery of palliative care. “We as anesthesiologists are perfectly aligned to spend more of our time, knowledge and skills involved with patients who are facing end-of-life issues or are actively suffering,” the professor of anesthesiology at the University of Utah and strategic advisor to […]
Read MorePublished in Emerg Med J. 2015 Feb;32(2):161-7 Authors: deSouza IS et al OBJECTIVE: We performed a systematic review of the literature to compare the efficacy of different drug therapies for the termination of stable, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT). METHODS: We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE and Cochrane for trials from 1965 through July 2013 using a search strategy […]
Read MorePublished in Pharmacotherapy. 2015 Jan;35(1):112-7 Authors: Hillman AD et al Abstract Serotonin syndrome is a syndrome identified by a triad of altered mental status, neuromuscular overactivity, and autonomic instability caused by the overstimulation of serotonin in the central nervous system and periphery. Serotonin syndrome may be provoked with the addition or increase in serotonergic agents such […]
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