Author: Alexandria Hein Fox News CDC says the findings may be due to the physiologic changes associated with pregnancy Pregnant women who contract the coronavirus are more at risk for severe illness and death than non-pregnant women, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis found. The agency has previously warned that pregnant people might […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Xiao, Fei MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p 564-569 BACKGROUND: Ondansetron has been shown to reduce the incidence of hypotension and vasopressor requirement during spinal anesthesia for obstetric and nonobstetric surgery. However, the magnitude of this effect has not been fully quantified. In this […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Business Consultants On October 8, 2020 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced amended terms for payments issued under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program. The amended terms allow for repayment at any time or repayment as stated in the CMS Fact Sheet, the following is an excerpt from the Fact […]
Read MoreThis has nothing to do with anesthesia but I wanted to share it with our readers since we are concerned with their health. Author: Michael Walter Eating eggs—even just one a day—can lead to an increased risk of diabetes, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. The authors looked at more […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bartels, Karsten MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p 555-563 BACKGROUND: Postoperative hypoxemia (POH) is common and primarily treated with temporary oxygen supplementation. Because the clinical impact of POH is sometimes presumed as minor, efforts to better understand and minimize it have been limited. […]
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