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Taking common pain relievers before COVID-19 vaccination could lessen efficacy

By Stephanie Weaver FOX TV Digital Team According to Dr. Anita Gupta, a professor and anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, pain relievers like ibuprofen and aspirin may actually be decreasing the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Minor pains, including muscle aches and headaches, are usual side effects reported by those who get the COVID-19 […]

US hospitals lost $22.3B delaying elective surgeries, study estimates

Author: Alia Paavola Becker’s Hospital CFO Report The cost of halting major elective surgery during the pandemic is estimated to be $22.3 billion for U.S. hospitals, according to a new study published in the Annals of Surgery. Last spring, many states ordered hospitals to pause elective surgeries to ensure they had staff and capacity to care for […]

Author: Karen A Penned Point Every death related to anesthesia is a tragedy; even more so when a minor procedure such as a colonoscopy leads to a completely unexpected death. Everyone knows that open heart surgery carries a mortality risk, but few of us walk into the hospital for a colonoscopy thinking that death is […]

Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea

HealthDay News Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time of surgery may help patients as they recover. “This is a fascinating question for heart surgeons because we […]

Incorporating Frailty into Preoperative Screening at OHSU

By Sandra Gordon for ASA “Frailty is similar to pre-existing cognitive dysfunction. It’s a measure of a patient’s reserve and how robust they are.” Katie Schenning, MD, MPH, Assistant Director of the Preoperative Medicine Clinic and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine discusses the […]