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ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 10-11. Thomas R. Miller, Ph.D., M.B.A.,is ASA Director of Health Policy Research. The 20-year period between 1994 and 2014 saw increases in both the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and in the volume of the health services they received that required anesthesia. We estimate that the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries increased […]
Read MorePost operative cognitive decline (POCD) is a real condition and probably as many as 15% of patients 60 and older will experience some memory or problem-solving declines within 3 months of surgery. Or maybe not. Anesthesiologist and dementia researcher Kirk Hogan MD, director of the Hogan Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, is convinced that POCD […]
Read MoreAuthors: Farraj W. Abdallah, MD, et al Anesthesiology published 12 2015 Background: Perineural and IV dexmedetomidine have each been suggested to prolong the duration of analgesia when administered in conjunction with peripheral nerve blocks. In the first randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled trial to date, the authors aimed to define and compare the efficacy of perineural and IV dexmedetomidine in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gregory Nuttall, MD, et al Anesthesiology published 12 2015. Background: Prior research has provided inconsistent data regarding the risk factors associated with complications from arterial cannulation. The goal of this study was to clearly define the incidence and risks factors associated with arterial cannulation complications. Methods: After obtaining institutional review board approval, all patients requiring arterial line placement […]
Read MorePatients will be able to get a 360-degree preview before a medical procedure Patients often suffer a great deal of anxiety in the moments leading up to a procedure. But what if an individual could scope out the ER, meet her surgeon, and feel out her surroundings months before an appointment? That scenario is becoming a virtual reality […]
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