Author: ADAM CANCRYN Politico Both parties agree the focus should be on pocketbook health issues, rather than a dramatic overhaul like “Medicare for All.” Americans have a clear message for President Donald Trump and the Democratic candidates vying to replace him: Lower health care costs. The vast majority of Americans rank cutting health care and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News A single 10-mg dose of IV amisulpride (BARHEMSYS, Acacia) was statistically more effective than placebo as rescue treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in high-risk patients who failed prophylactic agents, according to a multicenter phase 3 study. Amisulpride has been approved as an oral antipsychotic for over 30 years […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Balancing the goals of analgesia with early ambulation after total knee arthroplasty has led to increasingly selective regional analgesia that can sometimes fail to provide optimal pain control. However, recent analysis suggests that adding the iPACK (Infiltration between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee) block may offer patients […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fielding-Singh, Vikram MD, JD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 627-634 BACKGROUND: A new billable code for intraoperative cardiac arrest was introduced with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, classification system. Using a national administrative database, we performed a retrospective analysis of intraoperative cardiac arrest in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sprung, Juraj MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 18, 2019 – BACKGROUND: We evaluated the hypothesis that the rate of postoperative decline in global cognition is greater in older adults exposed to general anesthesia with nitrous oxide (N2O) compared to general anesthesia without N2O. METHODS: Longitudinal measures of cognitive function were analyzed […]
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