Author: Corinna J. Yu, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2021, Vol. 85, 26. Back in March, when the CDC suggested that health care workers could use a bandana as a makeshift mask for protection against SARS-CoV2, many scoured the shelves of home maintenance stores for personal protective equipment (PPE). “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jashvant Poeran, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology July 2021, Vol. 135, 57–68. Background With increasing use of tranexamic acid in total hip and knee arthroplasties, safety concerns remain. Using national claims data, this study examined tranexamic acid use in patients with preexisting comorbidities. The hypothesis was that tranexamic acid use is not associated with increased […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Joseph Abro, MD et al ASA Monitor January 2021, Vol. 85, 1–19. The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime event that has greatly disrupted every aspect of our lives. When the volume of COVID-19 patients initially spiked in spring 2020 in the United States, many hospitals and clinics had to shut down elective surgeries and […]
Read MoreSCP Health As a hospital leader, it’s your responsibility to create a culture that cultivates healthy collaboration and constructive conversations—but conflict at points is inevitable. Use this checklist to handle disagreements smoothly when they do arise. Establish a culture that approaches conflict with action, not avoidance Take conflict discussions into a private location at an […]
Read MoreAuthors: Charles Argoff, MD, and Ben Portal, MD, use a recent chronic headache case to discuss how headache and migraine care are evolving, including primary care assessment tools, imaging, and multitherapy use. Practical Pain Management Volume 21 Issue 3 In PPM’s new Case Chat series, a recent chronic headache case is used to discuss how treatment approaches […]
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