Authors: Thariq Badiudeen, Rajiv Thavanathan, Yuqi Gu Emottawa blog Hip fractures are a common emergency department presentation and, with an aging population, their incidence will continue to rise. These injuries are profoundly painful, and many patients experience moderate to severe pain for at least one month following fracture (Morrison & Siu, 2025). Uncontrolled acute pain is a […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review From student loan repayment support to federal legislation that could support the anesthesia workforce, here are five pieces of good news in the anesthesia space in the last several weeks: 1. A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would permit rural hospitals to utilize Medicare funding to hire […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Nonoperating room anesthesia cases are expected to account for more than 50% of all anesthesia cases in the next decade, according to a report by the American Hospital Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, which means anesthesia providers may increasingly find themselves working in outpatient settings including ASCs. Some ASC leaders […]
Read MoreMarie Claire O’Dwyer, M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O., M.P.H. Reviewing: MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report NEJM Clinician Clinical Takeaway More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the U.S. reported recent alcohol use. Context Despite public perception that small amounts of alcohol may be harmless during pregnancy, evidence has long supported complete abstinence (Figure 1). To […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heidi Splete Medscape Medical News Hip extension during delivery might result in fewer perineal lacerations or anal sphincter injuries, based on data presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Annual Pregnancy Meeting in Las Vegas. Although similarities in adverse outcomes between the intervention and usual care in the intent-to-treat analysis were not statistically significant, […]
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