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Severe anemia significantly increases the rate of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants with very low-birth-weight (VLBW), new research shows. Ravi M. Patel, MD, MSc, and his team of researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, studied the potential relationship between NEC and VLBW infants who had red blood cell transfusions and severe anemia. […]
Read MoreTo repair a weak or failing heart, a patient may undergo a delicate procedure to help restore normal pumping action. Patients may receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or perhaps a ventricular assist device to mimic the role of a healthy heart muscle. The hope is that implanting such a device will improve, even extend, a […]
Read MorePhysician practices are spending nearly 33 days per year, at a cost of $15.4 billion annually, reporting quality measures, a new survey suggests. The survey, which was published in the March issue of Health Affairs, analyzed the number of hours physician practices spend per week on reporting quality measures for Medicare, Medicaid and other entities (2016;35:401-406). […]
Read MoreRetained surgical instruments occur once in every 5,500 surgeries, and almost 70 percent of the items left behind are sponges, device maker says. While surgical screws or sponges can cost a hospital less than a penny each, when a surgeon accentially leaves one of these behind in a patient’s body the mistake can cost both […]
Read MoreWorkplace violence against healthcare workers is rampant, but solutions remain unclear, largely as a result of underrecognition and underreporting of the problem and poor-quality research, according to a review article published in the April 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The article stems from the tragic death of a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital […]
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