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Authors: Scott Greenwald, PhD et al Anesthesiology December 2022. Background We previously reported a broad suite of individualized Risk Stratification Index 3.0 models for various meaningful outcomes in patients admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical reasons. The models used ICD-10 trajectories, and were restricted to information available at hospital admission, including coding history […]
Read MoreNEJM Journal Watch Neil H. Winawer, MD, SFHM And the difference in accuracy might have clinical consequences. Pulse oximeters estimate the oxygen saturation of blood (SpO2) noninvasively by passing two wavelengths of light through the body and measuring the change in absorbance. This reading can be affected by the amount of melanin in the skin, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Pieter Simons, MD et al Anesthesiology December 2022. Background Oliceridine is a G protein-biased µ-opioid, a drug class that is associated with less respiratory depression than non-biased opioids, such as morphine. We quantified the respiratory effects of oliceridine and morphine in elderly volunteers. We hypothesized that these opioids differ in their pharmacodynamic behavior, measured […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tomonori Takazawa, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology December 2022. Background There are no effective pharmacologic interventions for preventing postoperative cognitive dysfunction in daily practice. Since the antibiotic minocycline is known to suppress postoperative neuroinflammation, this study hypothesized and investigated whether minocycline might have a preventive effect on postoperative cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac surgery. Methods […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rstNews blog Summary Projecting group revenues into the coming year is a difficult proposition for many practices. At the very least, groups should calculate the likely potential relative to three key factors: case volume, case acuity and unit yield. As we close out 2022, most of our clients are wondering what their […]
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