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Accidental awareness during general anaesthesia happens in roughly one in every 19,000 cases, according to a major new study on this highly feared complication. This incidence of “waking up” during surgery is much lower than previous estimates, which were as high as 1 in 600, the authors say. In accidental awareness during general anaesthesia (AAGA), […]
Read MorePendulum Swings Again Authors: M. C. Kelleher, D. J. Buggy Br J Anaesth. 2014;113(3):335-337. Since the 1980s, evidence has been accumulating that survivors of major surgery generate a higher postoperative cardiac output than non-survivors, and that achieving a supra-normal oxygen delivery to the body’s major organs (DO2, normally greater than 1000 ml O2min) in the […]
Read MoreThe AABB, formerly the American Association of Blood Banks, recommends that adults with therapy-induced hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia should receive a prophylactic platelet transfusion to lower their bleeding risk, according to new guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The recommendation — the only one strongly endorsed by the group — advises that hospitalized adults with […]
Read MoreThe World Health Organization has published new guidelines on managing opioid overdose in a community setting. Here are the four main recommendations: ·People who are likely to witness an opioid overdose (e.g., close friends, partners, or family members) should have access to naloxone and know how to administer it in an emergency. ·People administering naloxone […]
Read MoreICD-10 implementation costs may not be as burdensome as previously thought for small physician practices, at least according to a post in this month’s Journal of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). The post’s authors, which include a physician manager and health information systems project managers for 3M Health Information Systems, estimate the costs […]
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