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AUTHORS: Ellis, Margaret K. Menzel MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 58–65 BACKGROUND: Economic, personnel, and procedural challenges often complicate and interfere with efficient and safe perioperative care of patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). In the context of a process improvement initiative, we created and […]
Read MoreBy Joseph F. Answine, MD Pain medications, especially opioids, have understandably undergone intense scrutiny due to recent public concern over prescription drug abuse, as well as the known side effects of opioids limiting enhanced recovery programs (e.g., somnolence impeding early ambulation and feeding, increased postoperative nausea and vomiting, higher incidence of ileus after colorectal surgery […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Evron, Shmuel MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 1 – p 103–109 BACKGROUND: The Temple Touch Pro (TTP) is a novel system that estimates core temperature from skin over the temporal artery. We tested the hypothesis that this noninvasive system estimates core temperature to an accuracy within 0.5°C. METHODS: Core […]
Read MoreSpinal fusion, which restricts segmental motion, is the conventional surgical treatment for low back pain associated with degenerative disc disease. Long-term, clinically important improvement in chronic low back pain can be achieved with lumbar total disc replacement and multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients whose low back pain does not respond to conservative therapy, according to a […]
Read MoreThe Official Journal of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Oct 2017 By Aalok Agarwala, MD, MBA, and Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP We submit that the preponderance of published literature suggests that perioperative handoffs are associated with patient harm, and that this harm may be mitigated by handoff standardization. However, many questions remain about the optimal […]
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