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Author: Christina Frangou Anesthesiology News Initiative Achieves a Culture Change in Prescribing Habits In the spring of 2016, patients discharged after undergoing a general surgery procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital left with a prescription for a median of 150 mg of oral morphine equivalent. Two years later, patients undergoing the same procedures received a prescription […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nathan Eddy Healthcare IT News Data from the accelerometers allowed researchers to correctly rank the mortality risk using 30-40 percent more accuracy than when using data about smoking status or a patient’s stroke or cancer history. Wearable health devices can provide an accurate picture of the overall health and mortality risk in older adults, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kurt Kleiner, University of Toronto In a small, windowless room at Toronto General Hospital, a bank of seven 3-D printers runs day and night, patiently laying down layer after layer of coloured plastic. When the printing is done, the pieces are trimmed and fitted together into perfect models of human hearts, life-sized and correct […]
Read MoreAuthor: Karen Blum Anesthesiology News With surgical recovery presenting the possibility that patients will become dependent on opioids, speakers at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons discussed tips to reduce opioid prescribing and ways to manage pain without opioids in enhanced recovery pathways. While 90% of patients taken […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Tsan, Samuel E. H. MD, BMedSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 23, 2019 BACKGROUND: Approximately half of all difficult tracheal intubations (DTIs) are unanticipated; hence, proper positioning during intubation is critical to increase the likelihood of success. The bed-up-head–elevated (BUHE) intubation position has been shown to improve laryngeal view, reduce airway complications, and prolong safe […]
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