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Authors: Meg Bryant Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: A new study suggests urgent care centers are impacting the use of emergency departments for minor illnesses and injuries, but only in locations with multiple UCCs. The multistate study by the National Bureau of Economic Research compared nonemergent ED use when UCCs were open and closed. The results […]
Read MoreAuthors: Katherine T. Forkin, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 2 2019, Vol.130, 314-321. What We Know about This Topic: Patient perception of physician competence may depend on physician sex and body language What This Article Tells Us That Is New: Actor anesthesiologists who maintained confident, high-power poses were considered smarter, more competent, more likely to be seen […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bikdeli B et al. JAMA Intern Med 2018 Dec 10 In analyses of observational data on Medicare patients, IVC filters are associated with greater 30-day and 1-year mortality. Data on the benefits of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in elderly patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) are mixed. These researchers used three statistical approaches to explore the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Andrew S. Huhn, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 131-141. What We Already Know about This Topic: The prevalence of patients prescribed buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder is increasing Managing acute pain in buprenorphine-maintained individuals can be challenging What This Article Tells Us That Is New: Large doses of intravenous hydromorphone can provide analgesia in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Clare Wilson It’s time to rewrite the anatomy books: a new kind of blood vessel has been discovered in our bones. These previously unknown vessels cross from the bones’ surface to their internal cavity and may shed light on bone diseases, such as osteoporosis, and conditions involving the immune system. “It’s totally crazy there are […]
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