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A year after having an MI, patients who still smoked were more likely to have angina, and they scored worse on mental- and physical-health aspects of quality of life, compared with other patients, in a new study. However, patients who had quit smoking before their MI had a similar health status as patients who never […]
Read MoreAlthough there is widespread agreement that showering with chlorhexidine gluconate reduces skin bacteria before surgery, there are no definitive data that this practice is effective in reducing postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs). New data, published August 26 in JAMA Surgery, may settle that question. Charles E. Edmiston Jr, PhD, from the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department […]
Read MoreWhether a surgeon works the night before performing surgery does not change the risk for adverse outcomes, a new study shows. “These data suggest that calls for broad-based policy shifts in duty hours and practices of attending surgeons may not be necessary at this time,” write Anand Govindarajan, MD, from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jean Guglielminotti, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 9 2015 Background: Cesarean delivery (CD) is associated with significantly increased risks of anesthesia-related adverse events (ARAEs) and nonanesthetic perioperative morbidity compared with vaginal delivery. Temporal trends in these adverse outcomes remain unknown despite efforts to improve maternal safety. This study examines temporal trends in ARAEs and nonanesthetic perioperative […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: Post Author Corrections: August 25, 2015 AUTHORS: Babazade, Rovnat MD et al BACKGROUND: Sjogren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the exocrine glands associated with cardiovascular events. We aimed to evaluate postoperative complications in patients with Sjogren syndrome undergoing noncardiac surgery. Specifically, we tested the primary hypothesis that patients with Sjogren […]
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