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By Ron Shinkman Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: The physician-led Relative Value Scale Update Committee over-allocated the time required to perform knee replacement surgeries by 23% and hip replacement surgeries by 18%, according to a new Health Affairs study. Time over-allocations were even greater when previously implanted joints were being repaired or replaced. More than 80% of original replacements […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News The Frost Series #348 Written by: John C. Klick, MD; Theodore J. Cios, MD; Anita Malhotra, MD; and Shayne M. Roberts, DO Case Presentation A 63-year-old woman presents to the preoperative holding area for elective laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy and lymph node dissection. She is short of breath and her lips are […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A novel continuous popliteal-sciatic nerve block using a location immediately distal to the sciatic nerve bifurcation and deep to the paraneural sheath appears to offer no postoperative analgesic advantage over the traditional technique. Catheter insertion above the sciatic bifurcation and superficial to the paraneural sheath has been used more commonly. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Craig RS et al. BMJ 2019 Feb 20 Risks for serious adverse events and revision surgery were high. Elective shoulder replacement improves quality of life for patients with glenohumeral arthropathies. However, risks for postsurgical adverse events and revisions are unclear. Using a national U.K. database, researchers identified 52,000 patients (mean age, 72) who underwent 58,000 […]
Read MoreI hope this works in the fight against obesity. By Ana Sandoiu Medical News Today Scientists say they have conducted ‘the first study in humans to show that something like a cup of coffee can have a direct effect on our brown fat functions.’ A simple cup of coffee may hold the key to tackling obesity […]
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