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New research linking epidural anaesthesia during childbirth to reduced risk for postpartum depression suggests that pain control during labor and delivery may lower women’s risk of developing the serious mood disorder. To examine the relationship between pain during labor and postpartum depression, Ting Ding, MD, from the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Surgical […]
Read MoreThe economics of market consolidation usually are clear: The fewer entities dominating a given market, the more power those players have in determining pricing and payment for their goods and services. But when it comes to the health care industry and anesthesiologists in particular, the effects of market consolidation are far less straightforward. Recent research […]
Read MoreKetamine does not increase intracranial pressure, increase risk for death, or extend intensive care unit length of stay compared with drugs commonly used to intubate adult patients in the emergency department (ED), new data indicate. In a systematic review, Lindsay Cohen, MD, from the Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program, University of British Columbia, […]
Read MoreOwing to increases in life expectancy, the patients presenting for surgery are older, and have more co-morbidities. Worldwide, 3–4% of patients die within 2 months of major surgery, with increased mortality and morbidity in high-risk surgical candidates, including the elderly and medically unwell. In Australia and New Zealand, older patients having non-cardiac surgery have a […]
Read MorePublished in Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Jul 18 Authors: Fahy AS et al BACKGROUND: Mastectomy is associated with postoperative nausea and pain. We evaluated whether paravertebral block (PVB) use altered opioid use, antiemetic use, and length of stay in patients undergoing mastectomy. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of all patients who underwent mastectomy […]
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