DG Alerts Analysis of data from the UK and US registries of pregnancies with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection shows that preterm delivery occurred in a higher proportion of women with SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to contemporaneous and historical national data. Meanwhile, the proportions of pregnancies affected by stillbirth, a small-for-gestational-age infant or […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira The Anesthesia Insider Summary: The documentation of transesophageal echocardiography poses a number of interesting questions as there are a number of procedural options. As billing guidelines often change, it is always useful to review the current state of CPT and payer policy. There was a time, not too long ago, when cardiovascular […]
Read MoreCardiac Anesthesiologist Heparin-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (HITTS) is a prothrombotic disorder caused by IgG mediated antibodies to complexes of platelet factor 4 (PF4) and heparin. Diagnosis The detection of HITTS antibodies plus one of the following. unexplained drop in platelet count by 30-50% venous or arterial thrombosis skin lesions at heparin injection site anaphylactoid reactions […]
Read MoreRadius Anesthesia Blog Patients with epilepsy require special attention from anesthesiologists. They may require anesthesia in otherwise routine procedures, such as dental restorations or imaging studies [1]. Anti-epileptic medications (AEMs) can produce various pharmacologic and physiologic effects that impact anesthesia [2]. Additionally, many anesthetics have been reported to have proconvulsant effects, meaning that care must be taken to avoid abrupt intraoperative seizures that […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Sudden cardiac arrest can be much more fatal when a patient is already battling COVID-19, according to a new study published in European Heart Journal. This is true for both out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). The study included more than 1,900 cases of OHCA and more […]
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