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AUTHOR: Dibash Kumar Das ASA Monitor April 2021, Vol. 85, 1–13. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) has become the standard of care for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Since its introduction, the majority of TAVI procedures have been performed under general anesthesia. Initially developed as a less invasive alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mark D. Willingham, M.D. et al Anesthesiology April 2021 Background Pain that lingers beyond the early weeks after the acute postoperative period is an important risk factor for chronic postsurgical pain. This study examined the hypothesis that patients’ expectations about their postsurgical pain would be independently associated with lingering postsurgical pain. Methods The study […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Patients with thrombosis and thrombocytopenia in the weeks after COVID-19 vaccination should not receive platelet transfusions or heparin and rather should be treated with a nonheparin anticoagulant and intravenous immune globulin, researchers suggest in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article includes an algorithm for testing and treating […]
Read MoreF1rstNews On Friday, April 16, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the two-percent sequestration cut in Medicare fee for service (FFS) payments to providers, scheduled to commence April 1, 2021, has officially been pushed back to January 1, 2022. A recent Medicare Learning Network (MLN) article provided some background on […]
Read MoreAuthors: Fenglan Wang, Xiaoli Zhang et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Mar 29; 22(1): 313 BACKGROUND Exercise is recommended as a principal treatment for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, the best choice for an optimal exercise program able to promote long-term compliance in KOA patients is not clear. This study aims to compare the […]
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