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AUTHORS: Fletcher, Calvin M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia July 21,023. BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusion is common in cardiac surgery, but some studies have suggested an association with harm. Accordingly, we investigated the association of perioperative platelet transfusion with morbidity and mortality. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the Australian […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zhou, Dan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia July 21, 2023. BACKGROUND: Emergence agitation (EA) is an adverse complication during early recovery from sevoflurane anesthesia. Continuous intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine (DEX) is commonly used for EA prevention. However, a wide dose range is used for preventing EA, and the optimal dose remains unknown. This […]
Read MoreAuthors: Khoa Tran, MD; Ashraf Sedra, MD; Joseph Szokol, MD, JD, MBA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 38 Issue 1 INTRODUCTION It has now been over 20 years since the Institute of Medicine published the paradigm-changing report “To Err is Human,” which concluded that as many as 98,000 deaths occurred in hospitals each year due […]
Read MoreAuthor: Paul A. Lefebvre, JD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 38 Issue 1 INTRODUCTION With advancements in minimally invasive procedures and a desire to meet the needs of an ever-changing patient population, anesthesia professionals are increasingly asked to provide services outside the traditional operating room environment.1,2 Our medical professional liability company is actively monitoring claim frequency […]
Read MoreAuthor: L. JOSEPH PARKER, MD KevinMD.com The call came in during a busy workday. My comprehensive primary care clinic had been built over a decade of hard work and had a general practice clinic staffed by a very capable former surgeon and several nurse practitioners, as well as a pain management program and an addiction […]
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