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AUTHORS: G Jayasooriya, C Silversides et al. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2020 11; 44 40-50 BACKGROUND The incidence of heart failure among pregnant women with pre-existing cardiac disease is quoted as 13%, with 10% requiring hospitalization. There is limited literature on heart failure in the pregnant population. The study objective was to describe the etiology […]
Read MoreBy Christine Judge Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS NEJM Journal Watch A multidisciplinary expert panel convened by the American Pediatric Surgical Association has issued comprehensive evidence-based guidelines on perioperative administration of opioids in children and adolescents. Recommendations, published in JAMA Surgery, include the following: Opioid-free postsurgical analgesia is recommended for certain […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed cuts to the Medicare fee schedules for anesthesia services that could return payment rates for anesthesiologists to levels last seen nearly 30 years ago. Each year, CMS proposes updates to its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The proposed 2021 physician payment schedule includes several increases, including […]
Read MoreAuthor: Brian P. Dunleavy UPI A new study has linked prescription opioid use with an increased risk for depression and anxiety. Prescription opioid use increases a person’s risk for major depressive disorder by 14%, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry.Similarly, those who take the potentially addictive painkillers were up to 30% more […]
Read MoreAuthor: Denise Baez DG Alerts Early elevation of the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index score is independently associated with adverse outcomes among patients hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The FIB-4 index was developed to leverage inexpensive and routinely available laboratory results, such as platelet count, aspartate transaminase, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Abouleish, Amr E. MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 3 – p 885-892 BACKGROUND: Benchmarking group surgical anesthesia productivity continues to be an important but challenging goal for anesthesiology groups. Benchmarking is important because it provides objective data to evaluate staffing needs and costs, identify potential […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Delgado, Carlos MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 3 – p 850-856 BACKGROUND: Neuraxial analgesia is the gold standard for labor analgesia in the United States, and postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most common complications. PDPH is frequently treated with an epidural blood patch […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Hospitalized COVID-19 patients face a much higher risk of death if they develop blood clots, according to a new meta-analysis published in EClinicalMedicine. The researchers tracked data from 42 different studies—and more than 8,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients—for their analysis. All studies were completed by June 12, 2020. Overall, the venous […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Hospitalized COVID-19 patients may experience significantly worse outcomes if they have a history of heart failure, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, patients with heart failure represent a population at the highest potential risk for complications […]
Read MoreAuthor: Denise Baez DG Alerts Hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who received an inhaled, nebulised formulation of interferon beta-1a (SNG001) had greater odds of improvement and recovered more rapidly from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection than patients who received placebo, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. […]
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