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Uncategorized Published - 24 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Why is an employee making mistakes? 8 questions to ask

Errors slow productivity and frustrate everyone. So it’s tempting to chastise or quickly terminate employees who repeatedly make mistakes. But don’t be so quick with that trigger finger. Employees make slip-ups for different reasons—miscommunication, carelessness, lack of training, unfamiliarity with the process and more. Good management means finding out why mistakes occur. First, determine the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Getting Hooked on Pain Meds Postoperatively

Authors: Clarke H et al., BMJ 2014 Feb 11; 348:g1251 A small but substantial percentage of opiate-naïve patients were still taking pain medications 90 days after major surgery. Annually, more than 200 million patients undergo major surgery worldwide. Many patients require treatment with opiates for moderate-to-severe postoperative pain; most quickly transition off of pain medications. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 June, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Pediatric Septic Shock: Improving Adherence to PALS Guidelines

Authors: Paul R et al., Pediatrics 2014 May 1; 133:e1358 A quality improvement initiative resulted in sustained near-perfect adherence to guidelines. In a prospective cohort study, investigators compared adherence to Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) sepsis guidelines before and during a quality improvement intervention at a Boston pediatric hospital. The intervention included education, use of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Chronic Migraine Responds to OnabotulinumtoxinA

OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox, Allergan Inc) continues to relieve migraine headache when given over the long term, according to a retrospective analysis of patients with chronic migraine treated for 9 treatment cycles, 12 weeks apart. “Doctors can now tell their patients that Botox is a safe and effective treatment for chronic migraine, with data now reported over […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Oxycodone/Naloxone an ADF Option for Chronic Low Back Pain

A novel extended-release formulation of oxycodone and naloxone in a fixed 2:1 ratio (OXN, Purdue Pharma) may be useful as an abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) option in the treatment of opioid-experienced patients with chronic low back pain. “Chronic low back pain is a huge public health problem,” Jerry A. Green, MD, from Purdue Pharma, LP, Stamford, […]

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