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Author: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News Antibiotic resistance remains a challenging global problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. However, recent efforts by the CDC and others have been aimed at addressing these issues. Details of the CDC efforts to increase global antibiotic stewardship were presented at IDWeek 2019, in Washington, D.C. Globally, the prevalence of […]
Read MoreBy CASEY ROSS A series of studies, starting as a steady drip and quickening to a deluge, has reported the same core finding amid the global spread of Covid-19: Artificial intelligence could analyze chest images to accurately detect the disease in legions of untested patients. The results promised a ready solution to the shortage of diagnostic testing […]
Read MoreAuthor: Carin A. Hagberg, MD, FASA et al Anesthesiology News Management of the difficult airway remains one of the most relevant and challenging clinical situations encountered by anesthesia practitioners, as major adverse consequences can occur if the airway is not secured in a timely fashion. This edition of “Current Concepts in the Management of the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nikki Keen Anesthesiology News Many patients who are admitted to the hospital with acute heart failure (HF) have previously undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), according to a new study. And even when the breathing problems are detected during their hospital stay, the patients often are still given opioids, despite their potential for causing respiratory depression […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Perioperative acute injury to the kidney is associated with the development and progression of chronic kidney disease in the year following non-cardiac surgery, a study has concluded. The team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center did not observe a dose-response relationship between acute kidney injury (AKI) severity and subsequent […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira CARES Act – Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Payroll Protection Plan Businesses with fewer than 500 employees that have been substantially affected by COVID-19 are eligible for a forgivable loan subject to certain conditions. This loan has a maximum maturity of 10 years and is limited to the lesser of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News While reversing moderate blockade with sugammadex (Bridion) reduces residual neuromuscular blockade relative to neostigmine, it does so without reducing the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications, a new study has found. Nevertheless, the trial found that sugammadex was associated with fewer 30-day hospital readmissions. “We know that residual neuromuscular blockade is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lynne Peeples Anesthesiology News Ten years since the first report of Candida auris—found in a patient with an ear infection in Japan—the highly drug-resistant fungus has taken a foothold in many parts of the world, including the United States. Infectious disease experts are responding with pleas for greater efforts to control and contain the spreading […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News As the United States continues to grapple with the reality of the COVID-19 outbreak, anesthesiologists are finding that access to relevant and reliable information is key to maintaining personal safety and patient well-being. Nowhere is information more relevant than that coming from Chinese colleagues who have already weathered the worst […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a fact sheet explaining how it intends to put money directly into the hands of professional clinicians and hospitals whose surgical caseloads—and income—have plummeted due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. According to the fact sheet, “CMS is authorized to provide accelerated or […]
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