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Authors: Pauline Y. Ng, MD et al JAMA. 2018;319(5):452-462. Key Points Question Are patients with a patent foramen ovale at increased risk of perioperative ischemic stroke? Findings In this retrospective cohort study that included 182 393 adults who underwent noncardiac surgery, preoperatively diagnosed patent foramen ovale (PFO) was significantly associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke within 30 days after […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Le Gac, Grégoire MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 5 – p 1600–1609 BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive cancer with limited therapeutic options. Retrospective studies have shown that the administration of local anesthetics (LAs) during cancer surgery could reduce cancer recurrence. Besides, experimental studies reported that LAs […]
Read MoreFlorida District Court Judge said the plaintiff is lacking facts to backup the allegations that a glitch in Epic electronic health record software caused hundreds of millions of dollars in overbilling. By Bernie Monegain A U.S. District Court judge in Florida has rejected allegations that EHR giant Epic Systems broke the law by overbilling for anesthesia […]
Read MoreAuthor: DENISE GRADY Many more stroke victims than previously thought can be saved from disability or death if doctors remove blood clots that are choking off circulation to the brain, a new study has shown. “These striking results will have an immediate impact and save people from lifelong disability or death,” Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz, […]
Read MoreThomas E Grissom, MD, FCCM Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology University of Maryland School of Medicine R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Baltimore, Maryland It’s 2 am and you have just finished an emergency appendectomy when you get “that” call. Your friend down in the emergency department (ED) has a patient arriving in a few minutes who […]
Read MoreLuis Llamas, MD Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Anesthesiology San Antonio, Texas, USA Steven Lindauer, MD Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Anesthesiology San Antonio, Texas, USA Rachel Maldonado, MD CA-2 Anesthesiology Resident University of Texas Health Science Center at […]
Read MorePharmaceutical expenses at Boston Children’s Hospital have risen fourfold during the last five years, a study has found. The analysis of expenses was conducted by researchers in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Departmental expenses were analyzed from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2016, and were found to have increased […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Seligman, Katherine M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 This study investigated the accuracy of a wireless handheld ultrasound with pattern recognition software that recognizes lumbar spine bony landmarks and measures depth to epidural space (Accuro, Rivanna Medical, Charlottesville, VA) (AU). AU measurements to epidural space were compared to Tuohy needle depth to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mohamed Mahmoud, M.D. et al ASA Monitor 02 2018, Vol.82, 18-21. Serious medical errors and harm can occur in any health care organization and no one should believe that “this event could and should never happen at my institution.” As humans, we all make errors. Vigilance, working harder or simply “doing our best” is not sufficient […]
Read MoreInteresting article. Author: Laurel Wamsley Williamson, W.Va., sits right across the Tug Fork river from Kentucky. The town has sites dedicated to its coal mining heritage and the Hatfield and McCoy feud and counts just about 3,000 residents. But despite its small size, drug wholesalers sent more than 20.8 million prescription painkillers to the town from 2008 and 2015, […]
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