Author: Tony Mira SUMMARY It’s back to the chalkboard as we continue our review of the teaching rules for anesthesia providers. In today’s article, we will focus primarily on case configuration, payment issues and documentation requirements. In today’s article, we want to address some additional rules and circumstances one must consider when it comes to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS Michael Najfeld, Robert Hube et al. J Orthop Surg Res. 2020 Oct 19; 15(1): 480 PURPOSE In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in local infiltration analgesia (LIA) as a technique to control postoperative pain. We compared this technique to the gold standard the 3 in 1 femoral nerve block (FNB) in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nicholas Bakalar New York Times Back pain sufferers who got electroacupuncture had improvements in walking comfortably, standing for longer periods, bending and kneeling. A double-blinded randomized trial of electroacupuncture found it may result in a modest improvement in daily functioning for those with chronic back pain, though it provided little pain relief. Electroacupuncture uses […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gilbertson, Laura E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p 570-578 BACKGROUND: Pyloromyotomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on otherwise healthy infants. Pyloric stenosis results in a hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis that is considered a medical emergency. This alkalotic state is […]
Read MoreAuthor: Wiley Medical X Press There are concerns that exposure to general anesthesia during surgery may contribute to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. To investigate, researchers compared exposure to general anesthesia versus regional anesthesia during elective surgery, looking for potential links to the development of dementia. The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study included 7,499 […]
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