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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Managing an anesthesia department

Physicians including anesthesiologists are fleeing private practice and there are now two more reasons why this trend is likely to continue or even accelerate: Governmental audits and breaches of protected health information (PHI).  Audits and PHI are on the rise in physician’s practices which are threatening revenue streams at levels never seen before due to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Does Anesthetic Technique Really Matter for Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Published in Br J Anaesth. 2013;111(3):331-333.  Authors: C. J. L. McCartney, S. Choi Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common, painful surgical procedure requiring good quality anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia to provide best patient care and facilitate effective rehabilitation. More than 70 000 knee replacements are performed in the UK each year and this is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: 7 Manager Tips for Resolving Conflict

Every good manager will tell you that conflict is part and parcel of the job.  Whether it’s an issue within the team, or whether an external source is disrupting your progress, conflict happens. Dealing with the conflict will determine whether your project succeeds or ends up as a failure. Here are seven tips to addressing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Treatment of postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty

Treatment of postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty: comparison between metamizol and paracetamol as adjunctive to opioid analgesics-prospective, double-blind, randomised study Published in Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014 May;134(5):631-6 Authors: Oreskovic Z et al.,     INTRODUCTION: Metamizole use has been limited because of its risk of agranulocytosis. However, more recent literature seems to support […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: FDA Wants Stronger Warning Labels for Long-Acting Opioids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring labels of all long-acting opioids to say they should be used strictly for patients in severe pain, a response to surging overdoses and deaths each year from the widely used pain medicines. The health regulator in September proposed the label changes, saying they were needed to highlight […]

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