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Implementation of Routine Cognitive Screening in the Preoperative Assessment Clinic

Authors: Sherman, Julia B., BA et al A&A Practice: February 15, 2019 – Volume 12 – Issue 4 – p 125–127 Traditional systems of anesthesia evaluation do not routinely incorporate cognitive screening into preoperative assessments of vital organ systems. Increasing recognition of the importance of preoperative cognitive assessment of the elderly surgical patient has resulted in […]

Side effects of oral corticosteroids

Cardiac Anesthesiologist As corticosteroids are hormones, they can have a wide range of side effects. the range and severity of the side effects will depend on two factors: what type of corticosteroid medicine how long patient is using it for. With oral corticosteroids the effects are spread throughout the body. Long-term corticosteroid use is more likely to lead […]

Patient Blood Management Recs Revamped .

A group endorsed restrictive thresholds for blood transfusion but ignored some key aspects of patient blood management (PBM) in a new expert consensus statement, some said. Among the clinical recommendations suggested at the International Consensus Conference held in Frankfurt/Main, Germany in April 2018 and now published in the March 12 issue of JAMA are calls for the […]

Military Doctors In Crosshairs Of A Budget Battle

Kaiser Health News The U.S. military is devising major reductions in its medical corps, unnerving the system’s advocates who fear the cuts will hobble the armed forces’ ability to adequately care for health problems of military personnel at home and abroad. The move inside the military coincides with efforts by the Trump administration to privatize […]

Propofol infusion syndrome: a structured literature review and analysis of published case reports