Uncategorized 15 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Updated guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practice Advisory Committee have realized updated guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection.   The new guidelines which replace the recommendations published in 2002, place a heavy emphasis on the education and training of health care personnel, using chlorhexidine scrubs […]

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Uncategorized 14 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Necessary Communications

In this entry I will go over how to improve communications between anesthesia providers and hospitalists which is very important in order to maximize OR efficiency.    There has been a huge growth surge for the hospitalist profession an estimated 29% of hospitals employ the specialty including 55% of hospitals with 200 or more beds. […]

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Uncategorized 14 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Gowning before labor epidural

Here is another blog based on the clinical practice of anesthesia.  Taking the time to put on a gown before inserting a labor epidural may do little to prevent infections in pregnant women while they are in labor. A study presented by Dr Siddiqui and colleagues at the annual meeting of the Society for Obstetric […]

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Uncategorized 13 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Managing an anesthesia department

Physicians including anesthesiologists are fleeing private practice and there are now two more reasons why this trend is likely to continue or even accelerate: Governmental audits and breaches of protected health information (PHI).  Audits and PHI are on the rise in physician’s practices which are threatening revenue streams at levels never seen before due to […]

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Uncategorized 13 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Does Anesthetic Technique Really Matter for Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Published in Br J Anaesth. 2013;111(3):331-333.  Authors: C. J. L. McCartney, S. Choi Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common, painful surgical procedure requiring good quality anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia to provide best patient care and facilitate effective rehabilitation. More than 70 000 knee replacements are performed in the UK each year and this is […]

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