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Author: Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC Minimizing the risk for opioid-related side effects and preventing opioid abuse are among the major challenges involved in the provision of optimal perioperative care. In the postoperative period, opioid-naive individuals have an increased risk for chronic opioid use, with one study showing prolonged opioid use in 3% of this population after major […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Ying (Amy) Ye, MD, MPH Resident Physician, CA-3 Department of Anesthesiology NYU Langone Health New York, New York Taoyuan (Robert) Feng, MD Resident Physician, CA-2 Department of Anesthesiology NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center New York, New York D. John Doyle, MD, PhD Consultant Anesthesiologist Department of General Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Abu […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gorbea E et al Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 3489418784061 (Jul 2018) OBJECTIVES To increase awareness of vocal fold mobility impairment secondary to laryngeal mask airway (LMA) use in the operating room. METHODS We report 2 cases of bilateral vocal fold mobility impairment after LMA use within 7 months of each other. One […]
Read MoreAuthors: Stavros G. Memtsoudis, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.P. et al Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 428-439. What We Already Know about This Topic: Neuraxial anesthesia is being used more frequently for elective hip and knee replacements It is unclear whether increasing rates of hospital-level use of neuraxial anesthesia are associated with beneficial medical or economic outcomes What This […]
Read MoreWritten by Jackie Drees Beckers Spine Review August 24, 2018 Researchers developed a 3D-printable neuraxial anesthesia platform designed to assist anesthesiology residents with procedural training prior to patient interaction. Researchers published their findings in PLOS Medicine. Here are 5 things to know: 1. Using free/libre/open-source software and desktop 3D printing technologies, researchers were able to construct the […]
Read MoreHealthcare organizations must overcome the perception artificial intelligence is still developing so the technology can become a helpful support tool in the specialty, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. Here are six insights on how AI could eventually work in the anesthesia sector: 1. AI will primarily automate cognitive work. Anesthesia might […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Sonia Vaida, MD Professor of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics, and Gynecology Vice Chair, Research Director, Obstetric Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology Penn State College of Medicine Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, Pennsylvania Difficult and failed tracheal intubation in obstetric patients is a well-known problem with potentially devastating consequences. Fortunately, the recently reported […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News Placement of an airway exchange catheter (AEC) in ICU patients at high risk for extubation failure facilitates safe and rapid replacement of an endotracheal tube, research concluded. From a small series of medical ICU patients, researchers found that “placement of an airway exchange catheter in patients at high risk of […]
Read MorePeter Ubel Contributor Forbes Healthcare reimbursement in the U.S. is frighteningly complex. We have federal payers, like Medicare; state/federal payers, like Medicaid; private, for-profit insurance companies, like Aetna; private, not for profit insurers, like many local Blue Cross Blue Shield networks. Oh yes, and we have private insurance companies managing reimbursement for many Medicare and Medicaid […]
Read MoreAuthor: Deborah Grayson Riegel Harvard Business Review OCTOBER 12, 2018 In my coaching work with leaders and teams, I often ask my clients whether they engage in workplace gossip. More often than not, they respond, “of course not!” with a look on their faces that indicates that they are insulted to have been asked such […]
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