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Author: Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Modern Healthcare A Texas consulting company that arranges spine surgery and other medical care for people injured in car crashes has come under scrutiny in a widening federal bribery investigation. Meg Health Care, run by Dallas personal injury attorney Manuel Green and his wife, Melissa Green, is the focus […]
Read MoreAuthors Carolina Farnsworth MedicalNewsToday Migraine does not cause a fever. If a severe headache and fever occur together, it is likely due to another health condition, which may be infectious. A migraine headache involves severe pain that generally starts on one side of the head. Specialists do not diagnose migraine until the symptoms have happened […]
Read MoreAuthor: Julie Hallet, MD, MSc JAMA Surgery May 1, 2021 Key Points Question Is there an association between anesthesiologist volume and adverse perioperative outcomes? Findings In this cohort study of 8096 adults who underwent esophagectomy, pancreatectomy, or hepatectomy for cancer, care provided by anesthesiologists with high procedure volume (≥6 procedures per year) vs care by anesthesiologists with low […]
Read MoreAuthors: Neha T. Sudol, MD et al JAMA Surgery May 2021 Question What are the prevalence and nature of sexist and racial/ethnic microaggressions against female and racial/ethnic–minority surgeons and anesthesiologists? Findings This survey study of surgeons and anesthesiologists in a large health maintenance organization found a 91% prevalence of sexist microaggressions and an 84% prevalence of racial/ethnic microaggressions, […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Jian Liu, Ting Wang et al. J Orthop Surg Res. 2022 Jan 15; 17(1): 21 BACKGROUND The clinical utility of radiofrequency (RF) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of RF treatment in patients with knee OA. METHODS Searches […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Findings from a study published in Nature Medicine showed that 1-year risks and burdens of cardiovascular diseases among people who survive the acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are substantial and span several cardiovascular disorders. “We provide evidence that, beyond the first 30 days of infection, people with COVID-19 exhibited increased risks and 12-month […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Komatsu, Ryu MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 BACKGROUND: To predict opioid consumption and pain intensity after the index cesarean delivery, we tested a hypothesis that opioid consumption after the previous cesarean delivery of the same patient can predict the opioid consumption after the index cesarean delivery. We further tested a secondary […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Aykanat, Verna M. FANZCA, MBBS, BMedSci (Hons) et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 410-418 BACKGROUND: Prevention of hypotension during the intra- and postoperative period is an important goal. Peripheral administration of low-concentration norepinephrine may be a safe and effective strategy to reduce the risk of hypotension. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Baxter, Mark G. PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 389-399 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction are the most common complications for older surgical patients. General anesthesia may contribute to the development of these conditions, but there are little data on the association of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zhang, Yi-Nan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 419-431 BACKGROUND: Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) challenge often results in gut barrier dysfunction and induces distant organ injury. Dexmedetomidine has been shown to protect intestinal epithelial barrier against I/R attack. The present study aims to investigate the degree […]
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