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Hi. I’m Art Caplan, PhD from the Division of Medical Ethics and the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center. A former student of mine, who is now in medical school, asked me a question that comes up again and again. I have not talked about it here, but I think it does merit some […]
Read MoreAmong adults with opioid dependence maintaining abstinence with a stable dose of sublingual buprenorphine, the use of buprenorphine implants, compared with continued sublingual buprenorphine, did not result in an inferior likelihood of remaining a responder, according to a study published in the July 19 issue of JAMA. Opioid dependence is a growing public health concern […]
Read MoreIf you work in a hospital these days, you’ve probably gotten the invitation: Take a survey about how well you, your team and your hospital do at protecting patients from harm, and how empowered you feel to do the right thing. It’s all in the name of gauging “patient safety culture.” But a new study […]
Read MorePeople who undergo certain common surgeries are more likely to use opioids chronically, even if they do not receive the analgesics for postoperative pain, according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine, in California, looked for an association between common surgical procedures and the risk for chronic use of opioids. They […]
Read MoreHaving additional OR personnel during the intraoperative period is not associated with an increased risk for surgical site infections (SSIs), according to a recent retrospective case control trial. Surgical site infections are a significant source of patient morbidity and medical costs; prior studies have suggested that intraoperative traffic and the number of OR personnel might […]
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