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Authors: Bailey, Jonathan G. MD, MSc, FRCPC et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 02, 2024. BACKGROUND: Burnout, depression, and anxiety are increasingly recognized as common among health care providers. Risks for these conditions are exacerbated in low-resource settings by excessive workload, high disease burden, resource shortage, and stigma against mental health issues. Based on discussions […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 16. Microarray patch for Zika virus Researchers are developing a needle-free vaccine patch to protect against the Zika virus. The prototype utilizes the University of Queensland’s high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP), delivering a vaccine developed by the University of Adelaide and generating an effective immune response in mice. The HD-MAP is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Paige Haeffele Becker’s ASC Review Two Texas physicians were convicted of unlawfully prescribing opioids and other controlled substances to undercover agents posing as patients. Leovares Mendez, MD, 58, who co-owned and operated Cumbre Medical Center in Dallas, was convicted on six counts of unlawful distribution and one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, according […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mariah Taylor Becker’s Hospital Review A recent study found the volume of pediatric heart surgeries is no longer significantly associated with mortality. The study, set to be presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting, examined 25,749 heart operations performed at 235 pediatric hospitals nationwide. The hospitals were divided into three categories: low-volume (103 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sarah Bodin, MD, FASA, DABOM et al Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA, DABOM We have all read the numbers. We all take care of the patients. But we bring our own experiences and biases, with varying levels of knowledge about obesity and its treatments, to the job. The media – lay press, social media, […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 35. Anesthesiologist offers insights on opioid-sparing surgery In September, Outpatient Surgery Magazine interviewed Karina Gritsenko, MD, about multimodal anesthesia regimens to help limit the use of opioids before, during, and after surgery. She discussed the need for planning for opioid-sparing surgery and emphasized that pain physicians and anesthesiologists in particular […]
Read MoreAuthor: Claire Wallace – 20 hours ago Becker’s ASC Review Physician burnout may be on the decline in 2024 following years of steady increases brought, in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is still well above pre-pandemic levels. About 49% of physicians report feeling burned out this year, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician Burnout and Depression […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 16. Microscopic robots heal neural tissue Researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have developed microscopic biological robots, called Anthrobots, from human tracheal cells. These robots, ranging from the width of a human hair to the point of a sharpened pencil, are created to self-assemble and have demonstrated […]
Read MoreAuthors: Marie Pollak et al Anesthesiology January 2024. Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication in elderly patients undergoing anesthesia. Even though it is increasingly recognized as an important health issue, the early detection of patients at risk for POD remains a challenge. This study aims to identify predictors of POD by analyzing frontal […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alan Condon Becker’s Hospital CFO Report Nonprofit Hospitals’ operating margins are far below the pre-pandemic “magic number” of 3% and are in danger of a permanent reset in the 1%-2% range, according to a Jan. 29 report published by Fitch Ratings. This operating margin reset is worrying some investors, but “hospital downgrades en masse would be […]
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