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Author: Tony Mira Summary Not every anesthesia provider is on the same page when it comes to determining and documenting anesthesia time. Because of this, some providers may be losing money, while others are in violation of the billing rules. In this first installment of a two-part article, we will focus on the appropriate way […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nancy Anoruo MD, MPH abc News Treatment of COVID-19 has been a medical puzzle for front-line doctors largely learning about the disease in real-time without proven protocols. During the first crush of COVID-19, physicians in the U.S. relied heavily on mechanical ventilation to rescue oxygen-starved patients. Patients with COVID-19 can struggle to get enough […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lindsey Tanner Associated Press This X-ray image provided by Northwestern Medicine in June 2020 shows the chest of a COVID-19 patient before she received a new set of lungs because of severe lung damage from the coronavirus, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. (Northwestern Medicine via AP) Surgeons in Chicago have given a new […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Adam, Elisabeth H. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1389-1395 BACKGROUND: Cardiothoracic surgery is associated with major blood loss and allogeneic transfusion of red blood cell concentrates. To minimize allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, intraoperative cell salvage has been effectively used for years. The […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Brooks Peterson, Melissa MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1435-1444 BACKGROUND: Vancomycin is used for antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric surgical patients without a complete understanding of plasma and soft-tissue pharmacokinetics. Guidelines recommend incision within 60 minutes after administration; however, tissue vancomycin concentrations at that […]
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