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Over a third of heater-cooler devices used in bypass surgery may be contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera, potentially putting patients at risk, according to data presented at the conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Researchers tested 650 water samples from 90 heater-cooler devices in hospitals around the country. Roughly 37% were positive […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tim D. Jorgenson, M.D. et al ASA Monitor 06 2017, Vol.81, 48-50. Blood transfusion is the most common invasive procedure performed in the United States.1 Studies have shown that augmenting the necessary consent discussions with simplified written materials can improve patient recall, comprehension and satisfaction.2 No standardized resources have been implemented, however. We suggest that a […]
Read MoreDrug overdose deaths have risen among whites. Drug overdose deaths have nearly tripled in the United States since 1999, with the largest increases seen for whites and middle-aged Americans, according to a February data brief published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.1 Holly Hedegaard, MD, of the […]
Read MoreBy targeting S1P1 pathway, researchers at Saint Louis University were able to show that the MS drug Gilenya mitigated bone pain and neuroinflammation in a mouse model. A key molecular pathway that drives cancer-related bone pain has been identified by researchers at Saint Louis University (SLU). The researchers observed that increases in sphingosine 1-phosphate are […]
Read MoreAuthors: Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A.; Teodora Orhideea Nicolescu, M.D., M.B.A.-H.C.M. ASA Monitor 06 2017, Vol.81, 12-15. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was passed in April 2015 with the bipartisan support of Congress.MACRA replaces the unpopular Sustainable Growth Rate formula for adjustment of Medicare payments to physicians. MACRA is intended to accelerate the transition […]
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