Luis Llamas, MD Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Anesthesiology San Antonio, Texas, USA Steven Lindauer, MD Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Anesthesiology San Antonio, Texas, USA Rachel Maldonado, MD CA-2 Anesthesiology Resident University of Texas Health Science Center at […]
Read MorePharmaceutical expenses at Boston Children’s Hospital have risen fourfold during the last five years, a study has found. The analysis of expenses was conducted by researchers in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Departmental expenses were analyzed from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2016, and were found to have increased […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Seligman, Katherine M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 This study investigated the accuracy of a wireless handheld ultrasound with pattern recognition software that recognizes lumbar spine bony landmarks and measures depth to epidural space (Accuro, Rivanna Medical, Charlottesville, VA) (AU). AU measurements to epidural space were compared to Tuohy needle depth to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mohamed Mahmoud, M.D. et al ASA Monitor 02 2018, Vol.82, 18-21. Serious medical errors and harm can occur in any health care organization and no one should believe that “this event could and should never happen at my institution.” As humans, we all make errors. Vigilance, working harder or simply “doing our best” is not sufficient […]
Read MoreInteresting article. Author: Laurel Wamsley Williamson, W.Va., sits right across the Tug Fork river from Kentucky. The town has sites dedicated to its coal mining heritage and the Hatfield and McCoy feud and counts just about 3,000 residents. But despite its small size, drug wholesalers sent more than 20.8 million prescription painkillers to the town from 2008 and 2015, […]
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