Opioid-related spending by health insurers spikes more than 1,300 percent From 2011 to 2015, insurers’ payments to hospitals, laboratories, treatment centers, other providers grew from $32 million to $446 million. Kaiser Health News The nation’s ongoing opioid problem comes with staggering physical and emotional costs to patients and families. But the dollar cost to the […]
Read MoreRates and etiologies of maternal cardiac arrest in Canada are similar to those found in the United States, a study has concluded. “This is the first Canadian study on maternal cardiac arrest,” said Leyla Baghirzada, MD, MPH, clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary, in Alberta. She presented the study at the 2016 annual […]
Read MoreEarly Oral Feeding as Compared With Traditional Timing of Oral Feeding After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Authors: Willcutts KF, Chung MC, Erenberg CL, Finn KL, Schirmer BD, Byham-Gray LD Ann Surg. 2016;264:54-63 Is early oral feeding superior to traditional NPO (nothing by mouth) in the postoperative period following upper gastrointestinal surgery? […]
Read MoreEugenio Martínez Hurtado, MD Ana Tirado Errazquin, MD Paloma Muñoz Saldaña, MD Elena Saez Ruiz, MD Norma Aracil Escoda, MD Consultant Anesthesiologists Infanta Leonor University Hospital Madrid, Spain Miriam Sánchez Merchante, MD Consultant Anesthesiologist Alcorcón Foundation University Hospital Madrid, Spain Laryngeal cysts are infrequent, usually benign casual findings during laryngeal exploration. They can […]
Read MorePeople who undergo surgery at night are twice as likely to die as those operated on during regular daytime hours, research suggests. The findings, being presented at a conference, also suggest a higher than usual risk of death among those who have surgery later in the day and in the early evening. 30-Day Hospital Survival […]
Read More