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BY ALANNA MORIARTY Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are outpatient facilities that offer surgical procedures to patients at reduced costs, often with greater scheduling flexibility than hospitals. Also known as same-day surgery centers, these facilities allow patients to undergo minor surgical procedures during the day and recover at home rather than remain at a hospital for overnight […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Although medical marijuana is now legal in more than 30 states, many clinicians are unfamiliar with how to manage patients using medical marijuana and may even be uncomfortable doing so. At the 2019 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association annual meeting, Lisa M. Holle, PharmD, an associate clinical professor at the University of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Marie Rosenthal, MS Anesthesiology News Those little rubber tourniquets used while drawing blood could put patients at risk, because they appear to be contaminated with a variety of disease-producing organisms, according to research presented at the 2019 annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (poster 1044). Tourniquets are one of the most […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alison McCook Anesthesiology News Busy clinicians who want to stay on top of the literature often only have time to scan abstracts in their favorite journals. More often than not, authors will note whether the data they are reporting are statistically significant—meaning, after performing a hypothesis test of the data, the calculated P value is less […]
Read MoreThe Frost Series #351 Author: Alma Juels, MD Anesthesiology News Case Presentation A 34-year-old man without significant past medical history presented for shoulder arthroscopy. He reported an allergy to sulfa-containing drugs. The patient received midazolam en route to the OR. In the OR, cefazolin 2 g was administered. General anesthesia was induced with fentanyl, lidocaine, […]
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