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A Survey-Based Study of Spine Fellowship Directors Authors: Mohammed A. Khaleel, MD et al Spine. 2016;41(11):958-962. Study Design. A cross-sectional survey of orthopedic spine surgery fellowship directors in the United States. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate whether consensus exists with respect to spine-related adverse events and certain hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) or “never events.” Summary […]
Read MoreCommunity pharmacists and those working in hospital settings are being trained to help make naloxone easier to obtain and use for people who are at risk for an opioid overdose. In western New York, for instance, the University at Buffalo is partnering with public health and a national advocacy group to train community pharmacists on […]
Read MoreResearchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) claim to have discovered the molecular mechanism for the sedative thalidomide (Thalomid, Celgene). The findings could help to improve cancer treatment Nat Med. 2016 Jun 13. Thalidomide, an immunomodulatory drug developed in West Germany during the 1950s, was marketed in Europe as the first safe sleeping pill—even […]
Read MoreThe implementation of a multimodal analgesic protocol may be a simple, effective way to boost the documentation of preoperative pain scores and opioid use in an acute pain service, new research suggests. Multimodal protocols for nonopioid analgesia using acetaminophen, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, gabapentinoids and peripheral nerve catheters have been shown to decrease opioid use and improve […]
Read MoreA hernia repair patient suffered from internal bleeding in PACU for more than 2 hours before undergoing emergency surgery. An anesthesiologist is liable for the death of a woman who bled out in PACU after undergoing a hernia repair, an Illinois appellate court recently ruled, leaving the doctor’s anesthesia group on the hook for a multi-million dollar […]
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