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Author: SHRADDHA CHAKRADHAR Morning Rounds More than 250,000 people in the U.S. are currently at the end stages of heart failure, up to 15% of whom are in desperate need of a transplant. A new method of “reanimating” donor hearts from those who have died from cardiac failure is currently being tested in the U.S., […]
Read MoreBy Robert Preidt HealthDay Nearly half of antibiotic prescriptions for Medicaid patients appear to be inappropriate, new research suggests. That kind of overprescribing raises risks for everyone, experts say, as bacteria gain more chances to mutate around the life-saving drugs. For the study, researchers analyzed 298 million antibiotic prescriptions filled by 53 million Medicaid patients between 2004 and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ekstein M et al Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2019 Oct 6. BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs in 1%-4% of children; adenotonsillectomy is an effective treatment. Mortality/severe brain injury occurs among 0.6/10 000 adenotonsillectomies; in children, 60% are secondary to airway/respiratory events. Earlier studies identified that children aged <2 years, extremes of weight, with co-morbidities of craniofacial, neuromuscular, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mukadder Orhan‐Sungur et al Pediatric Anesthesia Oct 2019 Background Endotracheal tube size can be predicted according to ultrasound measurement of subglottic airway diameter. The learning curve for this method is not yet established. The aim was to evaluate the learning curve of anesthesiology residents in ultrasound measurement of subglottic airway diameter for prediction of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Barbara Manchec, MD et al Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology November 2019 Volume 30, Issue 11, Pages 1719–1724 Purpose To evaluate if sedation with propofol during catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) in patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) affects survival. Materials and Methods This single-institution, retrospective study identified 136 patients from 2011–2017 who underwent CDT […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: O’Hara LM et al Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 13;69(Supplement_3):S171-S177 BACKGROUND: Healthcare personnel (HCP) acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their gloves and gowns when caring for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Yet, contact precautions for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains controversial despite existing guidelines. We sought to understand which patients are more likely to […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this because many of our readers and their families have HTN. Author: Tim Newman Medical News Today Today, in the United States, around 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure, which doctors also call hypertension. Hypertension increases the risk of cardiovascular events, such as stroke and coronary disease, and, if doctors don’t treat it, it can reduce lifespan. Because […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A successful outpatient total joint arthroplasty program with minimal readmissions is feasible in carefully selected patients, according to a team of researchers. As explained by Andre P. Boezaart, MD, PhD, a professor of anesthesiology and orthopedic surgery at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, the linchpin in the program’s success […]
Read MoreAuthors: Matthew A. Levin, MD et al Anesthesiology News The 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) took place this past January at the Four Seasons Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Clinicians and industry members came together for four days to learn about the latest technology innovations in our specialty. The theme […]
Read MoreAuthor: Naveed Saleh, MD, MS Anesthesiology News There is a current lack of standardized neuroprotective strategies during cardiac surgery, and this could affect postoperative neurologic outcomes. In research presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), investigators cited high rates of neurologic injury and cognitive dysfunction as the impetus for […]
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