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By Steven Greenberg, MD, FCCP et al Nationwide drug shortages affect anesthesia professionals every day.1 In 2012, a survey generated by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and accessible on the ASA website, suggested that 97.6% of anesthesiologists experienced a drug shortage in their practices. There have been several documented reasons for drug shortages, which include […]
Read MoreBy Mark J. Rice, MD, and Douglas B. Coursin, MD Anesthesia care providers rely heavily on monitors and diagnostic devices for the safe passage of our patients. We believe that the technology we use in our practice has not only been thoroughly vetted by monitor and device manufacturers and the FDA, but also by academic […]
Read MoreThis is for our providers who treat back pain. Opioids, when combined with naproxen, are not more effective than naproxen alone for the majority of patients with acute, nontraumatic, nonradicular low back pain. Pain, functional impairment, and use of healthcare resources were similar among treatment groups at 7 days or 3 months, and almost two-thirds […]
Read MoreBy Charles E. Cowles, MD, MBA et al As medical technology advances, so does the complexity of the environment for anesthesia care. Many specialty care centers are utilizing hybrid combinations of MRI, radiation, and lasers in operating suites and other patient care areas. Some of these new treatment and diagnostic modalities pose hazards to the […]
Read MoreBy Rachel M. Kacmar, MD, and Jill M. Mhyre, MD On behalf of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Patient Safety Committee Patient transfer to the operating room for emergency cesarean delivery is a high risk epoch for serious medication error or venous access complication, based on a series of patient safety […]
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