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Published in ASA Monitor 08 2016, Vol.80, 48-49. Review of unusual patient care experiences is a cornerstone of medical education. Each month, the AQI-AIRS Steering Committee abstracts a patient history submitted to the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) and authors a discussion of the safety and human factors challenges involved. Real-life case histories often include multiple […]
Read MoreAs with all chronic pain conditions, osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with an increased risk for depression, anxiety, pain catastrophizing, and sleep problems. By Ajay Wasan, MD and Kristin Della Volpe Practical Pain Management spoke with Ajay Wasan, MD, to better understand how mood and sleep affect pain processing in OA, and how providers can help detect and manage these comorbidities. […]
Read MoreStudies now confirm that osteoarthritis pain is affected not just by structural and inflammatory joint changes but also by central pain sensitization. Author: Don L. Goldenberg, MD Traditionally, osteoarthritis (OA) has been considered to be a peripheral pain disorder, related to progressive cartilage and bone damage, with little evidence for tissue inflammation. During the last […]
Read MoreResearchers at the University of California, San Francisco have put a price tag on that waste: almost $1,000 per procedure examined at the academic medical center. It’s long been a problem for the nation’s hospitals: A staggering number of medical supplies — from surgical gloves to sponges to medications — go unused and are discarded after […]
Read MoreAuthors: Catherine M. Bulka, M.P.H. et al Anesthesiology published on August 11, 2016 Background: Residual postoperative paralysis from nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) is a known problem. This paralysis has been associated with impaired respiratory function, but the clinical significance remains unclear. The aims of this analysis were two-fold: (1) to investigate if intermediate-acting NMBA use during […]
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