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Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Age may be just a number, as the saying goes, but when it comes to patients undergoing open thoracic lobectomy, the higher the number the greater the risk for postoperative urinary retention. In a retrospective review of 38 patients undergoing open lobectomy using patient-, anesthesia- and surgery-specific variables, age was […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kim Mander Anesthesiology News An enhanced recovery pathway consisting of an evidence-based clinical care pathway significantly improved outcomes in patients undergoing esophagectomy, including reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) and increasing the rate of ambulation on day 1. Discussing the basis of their program, researchers from Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Persisting neuromuscular blockade may play a role in as much as 75% of patients needing immediate postoperative reintubation, a study has found. However, the investigators noted that since train-of-four data were not available and the patient sample was not necessarily representative, the findings should be viewed as speculative. “In looking […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Almost half of 42,249 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2016 involved fentanyl, according to a research letter published in JAMA (2018;319[17]:1819-1821). Synthetic opioids, most notably illicit fentanyl, have surpassed prescription opioids to become the most common drug associated with overdose deaths in the United States. Among opioid-related deaths in 2016, 19,413 (45.9%) included fentanyl, 17,087 (40.4%) […]
Read MoreBy Maria Cohut Medical News Today Some researchers argue that there may be a direct link between having diabetes and exposure to an increased risk of metastasis in cancer. New research validates this idea, explaining how diabetes can elevate this risk. New research investigates how diabetes may promote the spread of cancer. Hundreds of millions of people […]
Read MoreAuthors: Prestgaard E et al. Stroke 2018 Dec 10 Staying or becoming fit significantly reduced risks in long-term follow-up of healthy middle-aged men. Numerous studies have examined how lifestyle factors influence the risk for stroke. Whereas much attention has been given to smoking cessation, there is now an enhanced appreciation for the potential value of optimal […]
Read MoreI just wanted to share that AI is getting into the field of medicine. Author: Will Knight MIT Technology Review May 21, 2019 New research from Google shows how machine learning could one day be used to detect signs of lung cancer earlier than often occurs today. Early warning: Danial Tse, a researcher at Google, developed […]
Read MoreWanted to share so we all live a long life. By Chiara Townley Medical News Today A meta-analysis of trials comparing the health effects of red meat consumption with those of other diets found that substituting healthful plant protein for red meat helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Many studies throughout the years have […]
Read MoreWe live in a crazy world. By John Tozzi Bloomberg A Florida man was convicted Friday of running an 18-year, $1.3 billion health-care fraud that prosecutors called the largest such scheme ever charged by the Justice Department. Philip Esformes, a 50-year-old Miami Beach resident, used a network of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in South […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ting Ting Oh, et al BMC Anesthesiology 201919:57 Background Neuraxial procedures are commonly performed for therapeutic and diagnostic indications. Currently, they are typically performed via palpation-guided surface landmark. We devised a novel intelligent image processing system that identifies spinal landmarks using ultrasound images. Our primary aim was to evaluate the first attempt success rate […]
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