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Uncategorized Published - 20 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Production Pressure and Anesthesia Professionals

Author: Richard C. Prielipp, MD, MBA, FCCM Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation SUMMARY:Anesthesia professionals must navigate the colliding tectonic plates of patient safety and OR efficiency. But we are not unique in facing this industrial challenge. Indeed, Erik Hollnagel describes the engineering efficiency–thoroughness trade-off (ETTO) principle13 that acknowledges the inviolate swap between efficiency on one hand and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
National Partnership for Maternal Safety— Maternal Safety Bundles

Authors: Jennifer M. Banayan, MD; Barbara M. Scavone, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation The United States is one of only eight countries worldwide and the only high-resource nation where maternal mortality has increased since 1990.1 Parturients in this country are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than women in Britain, Germany, or Japan.1 These […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia for Endoscopic Procedures: An Update

Author: Tony Mira Summary Endoscopy cases had been an increasing line of business for many anesthesia practices in recent years, but revaluing of certain endoscopy-related anesthesia codes and the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic have caused concern among some groups.  This article will explore where we currently stand as it concerns endoscopic cases. No […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Acupuncture before surgery may reduce pain, opioid use

Author: Anuradha Varanasi MedicalNewsToday A new pilot study concludes that using acupuncture before surgery can reduce a person’s need for opioids following surgery. The Detroit-based researchers believe that acupuncture is a low-cost, safe method that reduces pain and anxiety in some people. In the United States, the opioid crisis claimed the lives of 47,000 people in 2018, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Increased risk of COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune diseases, glucocorticoid use plays a role

Author: Denise Baez DG Alerts Patients with autoimmune diseases appear to have an increased risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), primarily attributed to glucocorticoid use, although their clinical outcomes were not considerably worse when compared with individuals without autoimmune diseases, according to a meta-analysis published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The study also […]

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