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By Todd Ackerman Houston Chronicle December 3, 2017 A nurse at the Memorial Hermann hospital in the Woodlands briefs Dana and Casey Baltzell on the use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas,” during child birth and how it can be administered to … more First-time expectant mother Lauren Lococo came to Memorial Hermann’s hospital in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Rebecca L. Haffajee, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., et al N Engl J Med 2017; 377:2301-2305 The opioid epidemic has claimed more than 300,000 lives in the United States since 20001 and could claim another half million over the next decade. Although heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl account for an increasing proportion of opioid-involved overdoses, the majority […]
Read MoreHospital operating rooms produce thousands of tons of greenhouse gases each year, but changing the type of anesthesia used in surgery can help lower those emissions, researchers report. For the study, investigators assessed the carbon footprint of operating rooms at three hospitals: Vancouver General Hospital in Canada; University of Minnesota Medical Center in the United […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Conlin, Frederick MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 6 – p 1878–1882 BACKGROUND: The advent of portable ultrasound machines in recent years has led to greater availability of focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in the perioperative and critical care setting. To our knowledge, its use in the perioperative setting among […]
Read MoreAn analysis by Research and Markets said the global anesthesia drugs market is poised for significant growth in the next four years. Here’s what you should know: 1. Market analysts believe the market was worth $11.17 billion in 2015. They believe the market’s value will blossom to $13.20 billion by 2020. Analysts anticipate the market […]
Read MoreLeo Leyva, 26, discusses life after he was paralyzed in 2009 from a gunshot wound in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune) Jennifer Smith Richards, Annie Sweeney and Jason Meisner Contact Reporters Chicago Tribune The charges started racking up the moment Annette Johnson arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to her […]
Read MoreAuthors: Allison J. Lee, M.D. et Anesthesiology 8 2017, Vol.127, 241-249 Background: Current recommendations for women undergoing cesarean delivery include 15° left tilt for uterine displacement to prevent aortocaval compression, although this degree of tilt is practically never achieved. We hypothesized that under contemporary clinical practice, including a crystalloid coload and phenylephrine infusion targeted at […]
Read MoreA Perioperative Systems Improvement program, put into place to review and respond to medication errors, has resulted in significant improvements at Boston Children’s Hospital. In an effort to decrease adverse medical events caused by drug administration errors, researchers there conducted a retrospective analysis of errors made from 2008 through 2016. Information was obtained from mandatory […]
Read MoreBy Maureen F. Cooney, DNP, FNP-BC, Pain Management Nurse Practitioner, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y. For patients preparing for surgery, their biggest worry often has nothing to do with typically noted complications. What patients fear most is pain.1 And for good reason: More than 80% of surgical patients report acute postoperative pain,2 yet less than […]
Read MorePediatric patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia appear to have an increased likelihood of complications following pulmonary rehabilitation surgery, according to a retrospective review. The findings, presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia/American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (abstract CA1-36), come from an analysis […]
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