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Results of Insurance carrier contracts survey

Author: Beverly K. Phillip, MD, FACA, FASA ASA Monday Morning Feb 15, 2021 Welcome to Monday Morning! We have some preliminary data back from the survey on insurance carrier contracts we posted last week. So far, there have been 65 responses from 24 states, with group sizes from one to multiple thousands. Of those, 35 […]

Zombie nation: Third of adults walking around in concussion-like daze due to stress, lack of sleep

Author: William Janes StudyFinds Here’s a pretty good reason to make sure you’re getting enough rest and relaxation in your life. More than a third of people are walking around with the same symptoms as concussion due to stress and lack of sleep, suggests a new study. A survey of more than 31,000 people shows […]

Happy Presidents’ Day

We wish all of our readers a great holiday and celebrate we live in the great country in the history of the world.  Be safe and stay warm.

Pharmacovigilence Applied to the Use of Sevoflurane and Desflurane: Nearly 30 years of Adverse Event Reporting

Authors: Thomas Ebert, MD, PhD; Alex Ritchay, MD; Aaron Sandock, BA; Shannon Dugan, BS apsf Newsletter  SUMMARY:Sevoflurane and desflurane were introduced into the U.S. market in the early 1990s, with each having some concerns about their safety.  Sevoflurane had a fresh gas flow restriction due to concerns for the formation of compound A and an […]

Enhanced recovery efforts for cesarean delivery reduce need for opioids by 80%

EurekAlert Results of study by Children’s Hospital Colorado show a third of patients not needing narcotic pain pills after c-section Results of study by Children’s Hospital Colorado, presented at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s Annual Meeting, show a third of patients not needing narcotic pain pills after c-section In a retrospective analysis of cesarean […]

Taking common pain relievers before COVID-19 vaccination could lessen efficacy

By Stephanie Weaver FOX TV Digital Team According to Dr. Anita Gupta, a professor and anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, pain relievers like ibuprofen and aspirin may actually be decreasing the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Minor pains, including muscle aches and headaches, are usual side effects reported by those who get the COVID-19 […]

US hospitals lost $22.3B delaying elective surgeries, study estimates

Author: Alia Paavola Becker’s Hospital CFO Report The cost of halting major elective surgery during the pandemic is estimated to be $22.3 billion for U.S. hospitals, according to a new study published in the Annals of Surgery. Last spring, many states ordered hospitals to pause elective surgeries to ensure they had staff and capacity to care for […]

Author: Karen A Penned Point Every death related to anesthesia is a tragedy; even more so when a minor procedure such as a colonoscopy leads to a completely unexpected death. Everyone knows that open heart surgery carries a mortality risk, but few of us walk into the hospital for a colonoscopy thinking that death is […]

Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea

HealthDay News Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time of surgery may help patients as they recover. “This is a fascinating question for heart surgeons because we […]

Incorporating Frailty into Preoperative Screening at OHSU

By Sandra Gordon for ASA “Frailty is similar to pre-existing cognitive dysfunction. It’s a measure of a patient’s reserve and how robust they are.” Katie Schenning, MD, MPH, Assistant Director of the Preoperative Medicine Clinic and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine discusses the […]