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Retained 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 […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Repeated administration of ketamine may help sustain the antidepressant effect in patients with treatment-resistant depression beyond the initial dose, a new study shows. Ketamine, an injectable anesthetic, has demonstrated a rapid antidepressant effect. But the effect is relatively short-lived, and how […]
Read MoreAuthors: SM Brown FRCA; JR Sneyd FRCA BJA Education. 2016;16(3):87-91. Introduction Nitrous oxide (N2O) was first isolated by Joseph Priestly in 1772 and subsequently recognized for its analgesic properties by Humphrey Davy in 1799. Davy has actually invented a new pleasure, for which language has no name. Oh Tom! I am going for more this evening; […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: June 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 6 – p 1841–1855 AUTHORS: Epstein, Richard H. MD et al BACKGROUND: Accurate accounting of controlled drug transactions by inpatient hospital pharmacies is a requirement in the United States under the Controlled Substances Act. At many hospitals, manual distribution of controlled substances from pharmacies is […]
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