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Majority of avoidable patient deaths occur in hospitals with ‘C’ grade or below: Leapfrog by Tina Reed Fierce Healthcare In the Leapfrog report, released with the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, officials estimated 160,000 people died from avoidable medical efforts in 2018. Patients treated at hospitals that earned “D” or “F” grades […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ethan L. Sanford et al Background Traditional intraoperative fluid administration practices have been challenged this century with data suggesting improved outcomes with restrictive or goal‐directed fluid administration during adult bowel surgery. Minimal data on outcomes associated with differing intraoperative fluid administration practice exists for pediatric patients. Aims We assessed factors and outcomes associated with […]
Read MoreAuthors: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News The use of intraoperative bispectral index (BIS) monitoring is effective in reducing time to extubation, time to spontaneous eye opening, PACU time and consumption of anesthetics, according to the results of a recent systemic review and meta-analysis. Nevertheless, the research team behind the study was quick to add that while […]
Read MoreAutor: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News The use of certain antimicrobial curtains in hospital rooms has been found to greatly decrease the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), according to a new study. The researchers said this discovery might enable hospital staff to better manage the risk for infection among patients in their institutions (Infect Control Hosp […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Severely obese patients who receive supraglottic airways are presenting with markedly more risk factors than their lower weight counterparts. Still, the choice to use these airway devices may be the correct one. A study found that patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 kg/m2 have a higher comorbidity composite, […]
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