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Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Although prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after major orthopedic surgery is considered a patient safety measure in most mandated quality initiatives, providers disagree on specific approaches for mechanical or pharmacologic prophylaxis. According to Linda A. Russell, MD, the director of perioperative medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New […]
Read MoreAuthor: David Wild Anesthesiology News Educating inpatient prescribers on the benefits of oral and subcutaneous administration of opioids versus IV administration can markedly reduce the amount of opioids dispensed, researchers at Yale New Haven Hospital have found. Over a three-month period of rolling out a new standard of opioid administration and educating providers, they found […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Yvon F. Bryan, MD Anesthesiologist, Wake Forest Baptist Health Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina Kathleen N. Johnson, BS Clinical Research Assistant, Anesthesiology Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina Angioedema is an immunologic disorder that results in the rapid progression of localized subcutaneous or submucosal […]
Read MoreAuthors: Candiotti K et al Anesthesia & Analgesia (Aug 2018) BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) occurs commonly in surgical patients despite widespread prophylactic antiemetic use. Rescue options are currently limited. 5HT3 antagonists are most frequently used for prophylaxis, but if they fail, additional doses are not effective as rescue medication. Intravenous (IV) amisulpride, a […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Just Because the Joint Commission Says It Is So, Does Not Make It So John G. Brock-Utne, MD, PhD Professor of Anesthesia, Emeritus Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, Calif. Richard A. Jaffe, MD, PhD Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery […]
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Read MoreAuthor: David Ermak, DO Reviewed by: Sonia Vaida, MD Anesthesiology News A 28-year-old woman, with a body mass index of 38 kg/m2, presents to the emergency department with a severe headache; she had delivered a healthy newborn 2 days earlier. The headache is exacerbated in the upright position and significantly improved in the recumbent position; the pain […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Case volume for cardiac anesthesiologists is on the rise, and it’s not limited to just cardiac surgical procedures. Rather, according to a recent retrospective analysis, cardiac anesthesiology care is increasingly requested for cases traditionally covered by general anesthesiologists. Over the course of six months at a single academic institution, the […]
Read MoreMethadone vs desflurane as an adjunct to remifentanil may help reduce perioperative opioid requirements in adolescents undergoing spinal surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of Anesthesia. The study included 60 adolescents scheduled to undergo posterior spinal fusion to treat idiopathic scoliosis. Participants were randomly assigned to receive desflurane plus remifentanil, remifentanil plus methadone (0.1 mg/kg […]
Read MoreNational Provider Identifiers (NPIs) are vulnerable to identity theft, according to an article published in Physicians Practice. Thousands of health care providers’ NPIs are stolen each year and are used for further fraudulent schemes, including Medicaid and Medicare fraud. NPIs are vulnerable because they are not confidential and are publicly available on the National Plan and […]
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