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Read MoreMyron Yaster, MD Following on the heels of a 2015 inpatient study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found that health care providers dispense far more medicine than is necessary to treat pain after pediatric outpatient surgery. They hypothesized that the tremendous amount of unused medications may be contributing to the […]
Read MoreChronic hypertension is seen in 30% of adults in the United States, and patients presenting with hypertension for elective surgery is an everyday occurrence in U.S. health care. Nonetheless, elective surgical procedures are commonly canceled due to elevated blood pressure on the day of surgery. However, a new study indicates that postponing surgery to treat […]
Read MoreAge, severity of illness and benzodiazepine exposure are the strongest predictors of delirium in critically ill children. According to a new study, given the prevalence of delirium in this vulnerable population, studies targeting benzodiazepine exposure as a potentially modifiable target are warranted to reduce the burden of cognitive impairment. “Unfortunately, delirium is extremely prevalent among […]
Read MoreThe FDA has identified a recent recall on normal saline flush syringes (Nurse Assist Inc.) as Class I. This is the agency’s most serious type of recall, where “there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” The recall was initiated […]
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