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Authors: Yannick Le Manach, MD, PhD Anesthesiology published on 12 2015. Background: An accurate risk score able to predict in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing surgery may improve both risk communication and clinical decision making. The aim of the study was to develop and validate a surgical risk score based solely on preoperative information, for predicting in-hospital mortality. […]
Read MoreThere’s a prescription drug abuse problem sweeping the U.S., but fixing it will require a systematic change focused on how most health professionals prescribe drugs, rather than changing the practices of a few bad apples. At least, that’s the recommendation put forth in a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers examined Medicare claims from […]
Read MoreSome 3.6% of patients with Crohn disease (CD) and 5.3% of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) died after emergent intestinal resection, but for patients with either disease, postoperative mortality risk decreased significantly with elective surgery, according to a meta-analysis published in the October issue of Gastroenterology. “The setting in which the surgery was performed had the […]
Read MoreOA study has confirmed that in both sleep clinic patients and surgical patients, the higher the score on the STOP-Bang questionnaire, the greater the probability that patients will suffer from moderate-to-severe or severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Frances Chung, MBBS, professor of anesthesiology at the University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, and the developer […]
Read MoreHospitals across the country are increasingly turning to hydromorphone over morphine to treat pain, triggering an increase in opioid-related adverse events and higher readmission rates, new research has found. At a time when there is growing concern about opioid abuse, hospitals are increasingly embracing a much more powerful painkiller without clear benefits, explained Padma Gulur, […]
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