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Preoperative medication compliance improved when patients were given a simple, standardized, multicolored medication instruction sheet combined with verbal instructions, according to an article published in the July issue of Anesthesiology. Failure to remember and comply with instructions can result in rescheduled same-day surgeries and longer hospital stays. Patients in the study were scheduled for general […]
Read MoreA recently approved iPad app has been put to use to measure blood loss during cesarean section births. The app is being used as a substitute for evaluation techniques, such as sponge weighing, in cesarean surgeries at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. The Triton technology is the first and only mobile app to a real-time […]
Read MoreI thought this was an article our followers would enjoy reading. Physician engagement is more important than ever as healthcare shifts toward value-based purchasing models like accountable care organizations (ACOs), John Wallace, vice president and general manager of ACO services at McKesson. Part of the challenge of adjusting to these new models is bringing independent-minded […]
Read MoreI thought this study was interesting because many urologist use MAC anesthesia on these patients while other just use the local. Published in J Endourol. 2014 Jul 21 Authors: Panach J et al Abstract Objective: flexible cystoscopy is a common practice in urology. We wanted to determine whether a retention time of 5 minutes between […]
Read MoreThis article is for our readers who treat chronic pain patients in their practice. Published in Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 Aug;29(8):828-36 Authors: Husebo BS et al BACKGROUND: Depression is common in nursing home (NH) patients with dementia, and often clustered with anxiety and other mood symptoms. An association between pain and depressive symptoms has […]
Read MoreA simplified anaesthesia procedure may enable more widespread use of preoperative testing to demonstrate the cause of airway obstruction in patients with severe sleep apnoea, according to a study published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. Researchers have developed a new “ramp control” anaesthetic technique for putting patients to sleep briefly-just enough to show the […]
Read MorePublished in Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 1. S0002-9378(14)00798-4 Authors: El Hachem L et al OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine whether transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block reduces postoperative pain when compared with trocar site infiltration of bupivacaine in gynecological laparoscopy. STUDY DESIGN: This was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial […]
Read MoreDepressive symptoms and pain in patients on dialysis may have serious negative consequences for patients’ health and increase the need for costly medical services, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The findings indicate that studies should evaluate the potential of anti-depressant and analgesic therapies to improve […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this to show our readers the amount of fines for disobeying federal laws. This year is on track be a record-breaking one for government recoveries in the healthcare industry, with several cases alleging violations of the False Claims Act, Stark Law or the Anti-Kickback Statute already settling for substantial amounts. Here […]
Read MorePublished in BJU Int. 2014 Jul 21. Authors: Jindal T et al OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of pelvic plexus block (PPB) in reducing pain during transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy, in comparison with the conventional periprostatic nerve block (PNB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective, double blinded observational study was conducted with the patients […]
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