Author: Rebecca Araujo docwirenews Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI), a novel intraoperative imaging method, can precisely assess surgical margins during radical prostatectomy, according to findings from a first-in-human trial published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Radical prostatectomy, the removal of the prostate gland and surrounding tissues, is a primary treatment option for localized prostate cancer. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Goldhaber-Fiebert, Sara N. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 BACKGROUND: Performing key actions efficiently during crises can determine clinical outcomes, yet even expert clinicians omit key actions. Simulation-based studies of crises show that correct performance of key actions dramatically increases when emergency manuals (EMs) are used. Despite widespread dissemination of EMs, there […]
Read MoreDG Alerts A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases showed that HIV-positive people hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had an age-adjusted 47% higher risk of day-28 mortality compared with HIV-negative individuals. In addition, among people aged <60 years, HIV-positive status more than doubled the risk of mortality after adjusting for sex, ethnicity, age, baseline date, comorbidities, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Deer, Timothy R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p 387-394 BACKGROUND: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a significant disruption in the care of pain from chronic and subacute conditions. The impact of this cessation of pain treatment may have unintended […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Welch, Timothy P. MD, MSPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: Combined practice in pediatric anesthesiology (PA) and pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) was historically common but has declined markedly with time. The reasons for this temporal shift are unclear, but existing evidence suggests that length of training is a barrier to […]
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