This is written by Jennifer Gunter an obstetrician-gynecologist and author of The Preemie Primer. She blogs at her self-titled site, Dr. Jen Gunter. Reports that Mila Kunis, the actress, plans on a “natural” delivery is all over the Internet. As a celebrity she is clearly a medical expert and somehow it is relevant to hear […]
Read MoreThis is a letter I received from the ASA Dear Fellow ASA members It is with great pride that I announce that the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR), maintained for our specialty by the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI), has been designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Qualified […]
Read MorePublished in JAMA Psychiatry April 16, 2014 The first evidence from a randomized clinical trial that the anesthetic agent ketamine may provide rapid symptom reduction in patients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when delivered intravenously has been published. An N-methyl-D-asparate (NMDA) glutamate receptor, ketamine has made headlines in recent years because several trials conducted […]
Read MoreA Randomized Trial of the Effects of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Epidural-Related Fever in Labor Sharma SK, Rogers BB, Alexander JM, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ Anesth Analg. 2014;118:604-610 Study Summary This is a double-blind study of 400 healthy nulliparous women requesting epidural analgesia at Parkland Hospital at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The participants […]
Read MoreThe higher you rise up the corporate ladder, the more often you tackle tough issues. High-impact issues are thorny and complex. They require deep focus to unravel their ambiguity. They require time. But unfortunately, as the value of your strategic insight and expertise grows, so does the number of people who can lay legitimate claim […]
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