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Anesthesiology 4 2016, Vol.124, 960-965. Authors: Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D. et al Description opioid diversion, abuse, addiction, and overdose are epidemic. Although unclear whether postoperative opioid prescribing is contributory, or how anesthesiologists and surgeons can contribute to a solution, nonetheless awareness and a research agenda are needed. ANESTHESIOLOGISTS and surgeons face three challenges in the […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia March 2016 The anticonvulsant medication gabapentin—already a useful part of strategies to control pain after surgery—also effectively reduces the common complication of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), reports a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia. “The results support the inclusion of preoperative gabapentin as part of the approach to prevention of PONV,” write […]
Read MoreThe number one thing that patients visiting a pain clinic hope for is relief from their pain, according to a study that compared the treatment expectation of both patients and physicians. The study, published in Pain Practice, found there are similarities in expectations and goals for patients and physicians for pain clinic visits. Researchers from the University Hospital […]
Read MoreA program at a Tennessee healthcare system that encourages coworkers to report disrespectful and unsafe conduct by physicians and other advanced practice professionals has helped improve those behaviors, according to a new study. The research, featured in the April issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, looked at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in […]
Read MoreDebra Beaulieu for HealthLeaders Media., March 31, 2016 Two physician leaders share key lessons learned about how organizations can partner with physicians to foster leadership best practice among aspiring clinical administrators. Many scientists believe that the rapid expansion of a very hot, dense, single point in space nearly 14 billion years ago spurred the formation of […]
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