This has nothing to do with anesthesia other than many of our hospitals are getting bought so I wanted to share with our readers. Author: Gene Emery Reuters Health Medicare quality-of-care data reveal that when a hospital is acquired by another hospital or hospital system, readmission and mortality rates are not affected but patient satisfaction […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Baetzel, Anne MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1118-1123 BACKGROUND: Unconscious racial bias in anesthesia care has been shown to exist. We hypothesized that black children may undergo inhalation induction less often, receive less support from child life, have fewer opportunities to have a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ariès, Philippe MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 991-996 BACKGROUND: Wired electrocardiogram monitors are an important component of current perioperative monitoring. Wireless monitoring units could help reduce the number of cables attached to patients and thus improve anesthesia ergonomics and patient management. However, there […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Purcell-Jones et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1137-1143 BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether the implementation of an information video on spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery, narrated in a patient’s first language, reduces anxiety, increases satisfaction, and improves doctor–patient communication if there is a language barrier. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gaver, Renee S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 1124-1129 BACKGROUND: Sugammadex, with its novel mechanism of action of encapsulation and noncompetitive binding of aminosteroid neuromuscular-blocking agents (rocuronium and vecuronium), may offer distinct advantage to pediatric patients where residual neuromuscular blockade may be poorly […]
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