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By Frederick L. Greene, MD Editor’s note: Dr. Greene, clinical professor of surgery, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, wrote the following commentary for General Surgery News. He does not agree with the notion that anesthesiologists should assume a perioperative managerial role. A fascinating trend in medicine that has developed during the past […]
Read MoreFor a surgeon’s view, see “The ‘Perioperativists‘ Are Coming!” by Frederick L. Greene, MD. Most anesthesiologists believe they should be in charge of key decisions in the operating room (OR) regarding resource and personnel allocation, despite a lack of training in these areas, according to a recent survey. Researchers asked attendees at the 68th New […]
Read MoreEight-Year Results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) Published in Spine. 2015;40(2):63-76. Authors: Jon D. Lurie, MD, MS et al Study Design. Randomized trial with a concurrent observational cohort study. Objective. To compare 8-year outcomes of surgery with nonoperative care for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. Summary of Background Data. Surgery for spinal stenosis has been shown to […]
Read MoreThis is for our pain practice providers. Published in Spine. 2015;40(2):77-85. Authors: Greger Lønne, MD et al Study Design Prospective randomized controlled multicenter study. Objective To compare the effect of X-Stop with minimally invasive decompression (MID) in patients with neurogenic intermittent claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis. Summary of Background Data Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common indication […]
Read MoreIt is important for those in the anesthesiology community to work together to improve infection control practices and to prevent the occurrence of infections linked to the practice of anesthesiology. That was the message from a session (“Infection Control Issues Impacting Anesthesia Practice: What’s the Evidence?”) held at the recent New York State Society of […]
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