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Events during surgery, especially intraoperative awareness, can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigators report. Healthcare-associated PTSD can also be triggered by a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), the use of mechanical ventilation, and cardiac arrest, said Elizabeth Whitlock MD, from the University of California, San Francisco. However, “other than awareness, risk factors […]
Read MoreThere are at least 30 ways to grow patient satisfaction at your healthcare facility, but 10 key service standards should do the trick. Increasing patient satisfaction is challenging, but necessary to the success of a medical practice in an increasingly competitive healthcare marketplace. Identify low patient satisfaction scores and work as a team to design, […]
Read MoreIn patients undergoing noncardiac surgery after previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and stent implantation, the use of aspirin is unrelated to the occurrence of a major cardiac adverse event, a new study shows. Canadian investigators evaluated whether antiplatelet therapy decreases the incidence of cardiac adverse events in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, and found the use […]
Read MorePublished in A&A Case Reports: 1 December 2014 – Volume 3 – Issue 11 – p 142–144 Authors: Curatolo, Christopher MD, MEM; Trinh, Muoi MD, MPH Patients receiving extended-release (XR) naltrexone who are having surgery present unique challenges to anesthesia providers, the most obvious of which is an altered response to the effects of opioid […]
Read MoreEtomidate is a hypnotic agent used for the induction of general anesthesia and is commonly used for rapid sequence intubation (RSI). Medications used in RSI can contribute to hypotension after intubation, which has been shown to be associated with increases in mortality. Although it has been reported that etomidate is associated with hemodynamic stability after […]
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