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Authors: Phi T. Ho, M.D., M.B.A. et al Anesthesiology 8 2018, Vol.129, 249-259. What We Already Know about This Topic: Prompt availability of dantrolene is important for treating malignant hyperthermia and has resulted in lowered mortality rates Maintaining a malignant hyperthermia cart and full treatment dose of dantrolene is expensive, particularly for locations with low incidence […]
Read MoreA comprehensive blood management program for orthopedic surgery patients is not only effective in reducing overall blood utilization but is also associated with reduced length of stay (LOS) and readmissions, with no increase in adverse outcomes, a study has concluded. “One year ago, the AABB [American Association of Blood Banks] released its clinical practice guidelines […]
Read MorePackage inserts for opioid analgesics may not consistently provide information regarding safe drug storage and/or disposal, according to a brief research report by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Misuse of prescription opioids represents the main source of diversion of medication, presumably […]
Read MoreMerrick Miles, MD Kimberley Nichols, MD Introduction Dural puncture after labor epidural placement occurs in up to 1.5% of parturients.1 Many factors have been hypothesized that might put a patient at risk for dural puncture, such as a large needle gauge and patient position during placement. However, a history of prior epidural steroid injections has not […]
Read MoreAuthors Choi YS et al Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management » Volume 14 Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication after surgery, which increases physical and psychological discomfort and delays recovery. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that ramosetron is comparable to ondansetron for the treatment of established PONV after laparoscopic surgery […]
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