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Uncategorized Published - 21 March, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Surgical staplers linked to 41,000 injury, malfunction reports, FDA says

The FDA is warning healthcare providers about the risk of serious injury, malfunction and death associated with surgical staplers and implantable surgical staples. Between January 2011 and  March 2018, the FDA has received more than 41,000 individual adverse event reports, including 366 deaths, more than 9,000 serious injuries and more than 32,000 malfunctions related to surgical staples […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 March, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Hospitals: Medicare-Like Public Options Don’t Pay Us Enough Money

Author: Bruce Japsen Healthcare The hospital industry Tuesday ripped proposals to add a Medicare-like public option alongside individual commercial coverage available on public exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Some in Congress see adding a public option for Americans buying individual plans known as Obamacare as a way to add choices and ensure low cost […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 March, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Management of the Bleeding Cardiac Surgical Patient.

Cardiac Anesthesiologist blog Surgical reexploration in case of excessive bleeding. Criteria: 8 mL/kg in any 2 successive hours or 20 mL/kg in the first 4 postop hours with or without s/s at cardiac tamponade

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Uncategorized Published - 20 March, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Mediterranean diet

By Mayo Clinic Staff The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet is a healthy eating plan based on typical foods and recipes of Mediterranean-style cooking. Here’s how to adopt the Mediterranean diet. If you’re looking for a heart-healthy eating plan, the Mediterranean diet might be right for you. The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating — […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 March, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Harmful effects of sleep deprivation – it’s in the genes!

The Anaesthesia Blog Peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain The association between sleep deprivation and poor health outcomes is well-recognised. In this month’s issue of Anaesthesia, Cheung et al. conducted a mechanistic study aiming to unravel the effects of sleep deprivation on DNA damage in healthy, full-time doctors. Doctors who worked on-site overnight shifts had higher levels […]

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