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Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Here are four pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news affecting the ASC industry at the moment. Good news 1. CMS added 11 procedures to the ASC-covered list that were not included in the proposed rule, including total shoulder arthroplasty. “When I think of my patient population, I […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business When patients with pacemakers die, what happens to the device? Typically, it ends up being discarded and forgotten—they were designed to be single-use devices, after all—but that does not have to be the case. For several years now, cardiologists, electrophysiologists and other heart specialists with the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ranganath, Yatish S. MD, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 08, 2024. BACKGROUND: The traditional loss-of-resistance (LOR) technique for thoracic epidural catheter placement can be associated with a high primary failure rate. In this study, we compared the traditional LOR technique and dynamic pressure-sensing (DPS) technology for primary success rate and secondary outcomes […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Liu, Sunny Yang BA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 09, 2024. BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an expensive and common public health problem. Management of TBI oftentimes includes sedation to facilitate mechanical ventilation (MV) for airway protection. Dexmedetomidine has emerged as a potential candidate for improved patient outcomes when used for early […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Klotz, Rosa MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 09, 2024. BACKGROUND: Perioperative thoracic epidural analgesia (EDA) and patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) are common forms of analgesia after pancreatic surgery. Current guidelines recommend EDA over PCIA, and evidence suggests that EDA may improve long-term survival after surgery, especially in cancer patients. The aim of […]
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