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Author: Hannah Murphy Health Imaging Prior chest imaging can sometimes be just as predictive of adverse events after surgery as updated imaging, according to new data set to be presented at the annual conference of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). It is common for patients who are undergoing major surgery to require cardiac clearance beforehand due to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sarah Owermohle STAT D.C. Diagnosis Some government antitrust regulators are hinting at their support for expanding physician-owned hospitals amid some congressional calls for the same – and amid increasing Biden administration scrutiny of health industry consolidation. A pair of Biden officials from the Justice Department and the FTC wrote a paper with a few other experts […]
Read MoreAuthor: Niraja Rajan, MBBS, FAAP, SAMBA-F, FASA ASA Monitor June 2022, Vol. 86, 28–29. Many pediatric surgeries are performed on an outpatient basis either in a hospital or a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) with tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, myringotomy, appendectomy, urological procedures, and other operating room therapeutic procedures on nose, mouth, and pharynx accounting for the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Hadler, Rachel A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 24, 2023. BACKGROUND: Many intensive care unit patients are awake (ie, alert and engaging in conversation), actively experiencing many facets of their critical care. The Patient Dignity Inventory can be used to elicit sources of distress in these patients. We examined the administrative question […]
Read MoreAuthor: Linda M. Lee, M.D. Anesthesiology Newly Published on July 2023. Knock Knock. I gently knock on the door, carefully walking in. From behind, he is a frail figure, his green hospital gown swallowing his being. He can’t quite swing his head fully around to look at me, so I move closer to the bed to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Woodworth, Glenn E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(3):p 458-469, March 2023. In this Pro-Con commentary article, we debate the importance of anterior thigh block locations for analgesia following total knee arthroplasty. The debate is based on the current literature, our understanding of the relevant anatomy, and a clinical perspective. We review the anatomy […]
Read MoreAuthor: Robby Berman MedicalNewsToday Researchers take a closer look at how estrogen levels may influence the release of a peptide linked with migraine. Image credit: Chelsea Victoria/Stocksy. A new study has found that migraine attacks experienced by cisgender women during menstruation may be the result of an increase in the peptide CGRP, which has been […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia reimbursement denials are on the upward swing, according to a June 26 blog post from Rita Astani, president of anesthesia for Coronis Health. Payers seem to be using “computer algorithms or narrowly trained staff to deliberately slow down or sabotage payouts,” according to the post, which cited a KFF report […]
Read MoreAuthor: Girish P. Joshi, MBBS, MD, FFARCSI ASA Monitor June 2022, Vol. 86, 24. Minimally invasive approaches, facilitated with advanced technology such as augmented reality, mixed reality, and robotics, as well as artificial intelligence (AI), novel imaging, innovative navigation systems, and 3D printing, will extend the capabilities of surgeons and proceduralists. Next-generation surgical robotics will be […]
Read MoreAuthors: Allan M. Klompas, M.B.B.Ch. et al Anesthesiology August 2023, Vol. 139, 153–163. Background Delayed cold storage of room temperature platelets may extend shelf life from 5 to 14 days. The study hypothesized that the use of delayed cold-stored platelets in cardiac surgery would be associated with decreased postoperative platelet count increments but similar transfusion and […]
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