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Authors: Pauline Y. Ng, MD et al JAMA. 2018;319(5):452-462. Key Points Question Are patients with a patent foramen ovale at increased risk of perioperative ischemic stroke? Findings In this retrospective cohort study that included 182 393 adults who underwent noncardiac surgery, preoperatively diagnosed patent foramen ovale (PFO) was significantly associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke within 30 days after […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Le Gac, Grégoire MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 5 – p 1600–1609 BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive cancer with limited therapeutic options. Retrospective studies have shown that the administration of local anesthetics (LAs) during cancer surgery could reduce cancer recurrence. Besides, experimental studies reported that LAs […]
Read MoreFlorida District Court Judge said the plaintiff is lacking facts to backup the allegations that a glitch in Epic electronic health record software caused hundreds of millions of dollars in overbilling. By Bernie Monegain A U.S. District Court judge in Florida has rejected allegations that EHR giant Epic Systems broke the law by overbilling for anesthesia […]
Read MoreAuthor: DENISE GRADY Many more stroke victims than previously thought can be saved from disability or death if doctors remove blood clots that are choking off circulation to the brain, a new study has shown. “These striking results will have an immediate impact and save people from lifelong disability or death,” Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz, […]
Read MoreThomas E Grissom, MD, FCCM Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology University of Maryland School of Medicine R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Baltimore, Maryland It’s 2 am and you have just finished an emergency appendectomy when you get “that” call. Your friend down in the emergency department (ED) has a patient arriving in a few minutes who […]
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