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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Design and Evaluation of a Wireless Electrocardiogram Monitor in an Operating Room A Pilot Study

AUTHORS: Ariès, Philippe, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 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 is concern that electromagnetic interference generated by electrosurgical units may prevent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Validation of a Simple Tool for Electronic Documentation of Behavioral Responses to Anesthesia Induction

AUTHORS: Winterberg, Abby V., DNP et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 7, 2018 BACKGROUND: Anxiety and distress behaviors during anesthesia induction are associated with negative postoperative outcomes for pediatric patients. Documenting behavioral responses to induction is useful to evaluate induction quality at hospitals and to optimize future anesthetics for returning patients, but we lack a simple tool […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Don’t sign anything: Advice when hospital administration has you against the wall

Author: SHARI COVINGTON KevinMD.com If you think you are the only one being threatened by the chief medical officer (CMO) and/or the medical executive committee (MEC) think again. If you’re thinking it is going to get better or that they have your best interests in mind, also think again. You are in an unfortunate and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Identifying the Root Cause of Drug Shortages

Source Anesthesiology News Author: John G. Brock-Utne, MD, PhD Professor of Anesthesiology (Emeritus) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, California How could drug shortages happen in a free enterprise country like the United States? Actually, it’s pretty simple: There is a kickback system approved by Congress that has undermined competition and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Development and Validation of an Electronic Postoperative Morbidity Score

AUTHORS: Stubbs, Daniel J., BMBCh et al MBBS*; Romero-Ortuno, Roman, PhD,†; Biram, Richard, MBBS†; Menon, David K., FMedSci,*; Ercole, Ari, PhD* Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 30, 2018  BACKGROUND: Electronic health records are being adopted due to numerous potential benefits. This requires the development of objective metrics to characterize morbidity, comparable to studies performed in centers without an electronic […]

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