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A pilot study has concluded that 0.5 mg of the blood pressure drug metaraminol has a variable effect on cardiac output and oxygen delivery in patients who develop hypotension during induction of anesthesia. The researchers said they planned to test the drug at different doses as a treatment for hypotension in surgical patients. In the […]
Read MorePain management in hospitals is improving across the board, but not as much as might be hoped, according to the results of a study pending publication. The study found a statistically significant increase in patient satisfaction with pain care in government-owned, for-profit and nonprofit hospitals between October 2006 and March 2012, but also found that […]
Read MoreWhile legal problems can crop up during an employee’s tenure, the two events that carry the most legal risk for employers are the hiring and the departure of an employee. Hiring discrimination lawsuits are particularly dangerous because the applicant doesn’t yet have a relationship with the employer and, therefore, is much more willing to sue. […]
Read MoreAs you fumble through the anesthesia drug tray, you begin to sweat. You notice that some drugs are missing. You quickly move to open the Pyxis machine but those drugs are missing, too. You swing open the heavy door to the operating room next door. Before you can speak through your mask, your colleague frames […]
Read MoreWhen Steven Passik, PhD, slipped on the ice earlier this year and tore his supraspinatus tendon, he needed rotary cuff surgery and was given a prescription for opioids to deal with the pain — no questions asked. “They didn’t ask me who I am or what I do; they didn’t ask me a single question […]
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