Adopting a lying down position rather than being upright in the later stages of labour for first-time mothers who have had a low dose epidural leads to a higher chance of them delivering their baby without any medical intervention, according to a study published today in The BMJ. Peter Brocklehurst, MD, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, […]
Read MoreChristopher L. Wu, MD Professor of Anesthesiology Director, ERAS Anesthesiology Programs Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine The Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, Maryland Andy P. Benson, MSN, CRNA Chief, CRNA Division Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine The Johns Hopkins […]
Read MoreThis will have an impact on anesthesia since we work closely with the nursing staff. Costs and personnel issues associated with the current nursing shortage in the U.S. will erode nonprofit hospital margins for at least three to four years to come, a new report from Moody’s Investors Service warns. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Poonai N et al. CMAJ Oct 2017 Ibuprofen was as effective as oral morphine for treating pain in children and adolescents after outpatient minor orthopedic surgery. The overuse of opioids for treating pain in children is a serious concern. Researchers in Canada randomized 154 children aged 5 to 17 years to oral morphine (0.5 […]
Read MoreNoninvasive respiratory volume monitoring within the first two hours after surgery may be able to identify patients at risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression up to 48 hours later. According to an observational study that measured minute ventilation in patients after colorectal surgery, frequency of low minute ventilation at discharge from the PACU was predictive of […]
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