Authors: Helen Hoyt, BS et al Anesthesiology August 2022. Background Etomidate, barbiturates, alphaxalone, and propofol are anesthetics that allosterically modulate GABAA receptors via distinct sets of molecular binding sites. Two-state concerted co-agonist models account for anesthetic effects and predict supra-additive interactions between drug pairs acting at distinct sites. Some behavioral and molecular studies support these predictions, while other […]
Read MoreAuthors: Virginia E. Tangel, MA MSc et al Anesthesiology September 2022. Background There are multiple preoperative risk scores for pediatric mortality. The aim of this study was to systematically describe and compare the existing studies of patient-specific multispecialty risk prediction scores for perioperative mortality in pediatric populations, with the goal of guiding clinicians on which […]
Read MoreAuthor: Adam Felman MedicalNewsToday Leg pain can be due to trauma or a symptom of a condition. A person can receive treatment based on the specific cause of the leg pain. There are many causes of leg pain. Causes can relate to the following: blood vessels nerves muscles joints soft tissues bones The course of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Medscape’s 2022 “Employed Physicians Report” surveyed more than 1,350 physicians employed by healthcare organizations, hospitals, large group practices, clinics or other medical groups about their jobs. Here are 13 stats about employed physician salary: How employed physician compensation is structured: Salary only: 32 percent Salary, productivity targets and other metrics: […]
Read MoreAuthors: Johannes Enevoldsen, M.D.; Simon T. Vistisen, M.Sc., Ph.D. Anesthesiology September 2022, Vol. 137, 283–289. The Hypotension Prediction Index is a proprietary prediction model incorporated into a commercially available intraoperative hemodynamic monitoring system. The Hypotension Prediction Index uses multiple features of the arterial blood pressure waveform to predict hypotension. The index publication introducing the Hypotension Prediction Index […]
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