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A Double-blind Phase III Study of Haemostatic Therapy Authors: N. Rahe-Meyer et al Br J Anaesth. 2016;117(1):41-51. Background: Single-dose human fibrinogen concentrate (FCH) might have haemostatic benefits in complex cardiovascular surgery. Methods: Patients undergoing elective aortic surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass were randomly assigned to receive FCH or placebo. Study medication was administered to patients with a 5 min […]
Read MoreWomen who waited an hour after full cervical dilation to begin pushing out their babies were nearly twice as likely to require a cesarean delivery as women who began pushing in the first 30 minutes, according to an analysis of 21,034 women in 25 hospitals across the United States, published online October 6 and in […]
Read MoreNearly all clinicians agree that imaging is unnecessary for patients with nonspecific low back pain, but that does not mean they find it easy to follow the recommendations against such imaging, suggests a study published October 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The Choosing Wisely campaign, which aims to reduce unnecessary procedures to improve patient care, includes seven recommendations […]
Read MoreSteven M. Frank, MD Medical Director, Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Health System Blood Management Clinical Community Professor, Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland Andrew V. Scott, BS Medical Student The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland Linda M. S. Resar, MD Co-Director, Center […]
Read MoreRepeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs in infants, toddlers and pregnant women in their third trimester might damage children’s developing brains, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this month. Upset that the warning about pregnant women was based solely on animal studies, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or […]
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