This is great news so I wanted to share with our readers and providers. By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM The mortality rate from cancer in the U.S. had its largest 1-year decline ever from 2016 to 2017 — a 2.2% decrease — according to the latest […]
Read MoreThis is a very interesting article not dealing directly with anesthesia however I think it is important for our readers and providers to have this knowledge. By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD The American College of Physicians suggests that clinicians discuss whether to start testosterone therapy with men […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News Administering early preoperative and perioperative fascia iliaca blocks in geriatric patients with hip fractures resulted in one less day of hospitalization compared with a standard opioid protocol, according to a new study. “While taking care of these patients, we noticed that their opioid intake can be quite high, both before […]
Read MoreAuthor: Victoria Stern Anesthesiology News Study Shows Rudeness Disrupts Physician Performance Both Diagnostically and Technically During a routine procedure, something goes awry. The patient is bleeding, but not at the surgical site. The OR team needs to act quickly to make a differential diagnosis and stabilize the patient. Problem solving in a crisis situation like […]
Read MoreThis is important for our providers and readers who work in a pain clinics. Discontinuation of chronic opioid therapy is associated with an increased risk of overdose death, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. “We are worried by these results, because they suggest that the policy recommendations intended to make […]
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