Author: Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company Practitioners have embraced smartphone technology, with the vast majority using phones to communicate via text messages and access patient information. The attraction is obvious: Smartphone applications place libraries full of information at users’ fingertips that are literally a click away. Texting […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shimizu T, Nakamura S, Inomata S Cureus 16(12): e76274. December 2024 Introduction It has been known that progesterone has central effects, as measured by minimum alveolar concentration in various experimental settings. Previously, we showed that progesterone reduces the sevoflurane requirement for the loss of righting reflex (LORR) using male mice. However, the combination of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kuroda I, Fujita A, Okumura Y, et al. Cureus 16(12): e76555. December 2024 Abstract Sotos syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by distinct facial features, intellectual disability, and overgrowth. In this case, a patient with Sotos syndrome presented with severe intellectual disability, for which general anesthesia was initially considered. However, at the request of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia providers are in the process of transitioning to value-based care reimbursement systems and pushing for inclusion in innovative models supported by CMS, according to a Jan. 24 report from law firm Whiteford in JDSupra. Here are eight things to know from the report: 1. Anesthesia practices and providers have […]
Read MoreAuthors: Almajed A, Aleissa S, Al Harbi A, et al. Cureus 17(1): e77352. Jan 2025 Abstract Magnesium sulfate is commonly used intraoperatively to reduce postoperative pain in spinal surgery patients, but its effects when administered postoperatively are not well established. This study specifically aimed to assess the effect of magnesium sulfate on a postoperative basis […]
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