Author: Tony Mira With the swift-moving changes we are all facing in this national emergency, the order of the day is “improvise, adapt and overcome,” to borrow a maxim of the U.S. Marines. This is not your mother’s flu, and we’re certainly not in Kansas anymore. We have never seen a time like this, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Jia, Yuan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes appears to provide benefit in patients having noncardiac surgery; however, whether it is beneficial in patients having cardiac surgery is unclear. METHODS: We retrospectively examined patients having elective cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass through a median sternotomy […]
Read MoreAuthor: Laleh Jalilian, MD Anesthesia News Medical consumables are necessary supplies for health systems to provide care within a hospital or surgical environment. Consumables include gloves, gowns, masks, syringes, needles, sutures, staples, IV tubing, catheters, and adhesives for wound dressing, in addition to other tools needed by doctors and nurses to provide care. During a […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News Antibiotic resistance remains a challenging global problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. However, recent efforts by the CDC and others have been aimed at addressing these issues. Details of the CDC efforts to increase global antibiotic stewardship were presented at IDWeek 2019, in Washington, D.C. Globally, the prevalence of […]
Read MoreBy CASEY ROSS A series of studies, starting as a steady drip and quickening to a deluge, has reported the same core finding amid the global spread of Covid-19: Artificial intelligence could analyze chest images to accurately detect the disease in legions of untested patients. The results promised a ready solution to the shortage of diagnostic testing […]
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