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Authors: Angela Lucia Balocco, MD et al Anesthesiology News Background Checklists have been introduced as a solution for patient safety and a number of other quality issues in health care. They are considered to be an inexpensive and simple method to avoid common human errors, applicable across a wide range of processes. The recent rise […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News More than 5,000 federal lawsuits against the 3M Bair Hugger forced-air warming system have been dismissed by a federal court, a decision that comes some six months after a Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a state court order dismissing 61 similar cases filed on behalf of Minnesota plaintiffs. As part […]
Read MoreAuthors: Silvia Schönenberger, MD et al JAMA. 2019;322(13):1283-1293. Key PointsQuestion Is there a difference in functional outcome at 3 months between patients who receive general anesthesia or procedural sedation during stroke thrombectomy? Findings In this individual patient data meta-analysis of 3 randomized clinical trials that included 368 patients with acute ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation, the use […]
Read MoreAuthor: RISHI rk.md Compared to catecholamine infusions which are routinely titrated, there’s a polarized practice with vasopressin – those who titrate and those who don’t. As a resident, I worked with intensivists who strongly believed in “0.04 U/min or nothing at all.” They believed that similar to electrolyte repletion, vasopressin at this fixed dose (used in many […]
Read MoreI read this and wanted to share with our readers. By Maria Cohut, Ph.D. Plenty of research has suggested that owning a dog can be beneficial to health. Two new studies now add to the existing evidence, finding an association between dog ownership and a significantly lower death risk following a stroke or heart attack. “The […]
Read MoreAuthor: Elizabeth A. M. Frost, MD Anesthesiology News Rarities With Anesthetic Implications Tangier Disease What Is It? Tangier disease (TD), also known as familial alpha-lipoprotein deficiency or hypoalphalipoproteinemia, is an autosomal recessive disorder with several systemic implications that can affect anesthetic management.1,2 The disorder was first diagnosed in a 5-year-old boy and his family who lived […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News Consistent application of an evidence-based bundled approach (Table) reduced the number of days critically ill patients were mechanically ventilated, lowered the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP), and cut patients’ length of stay (LOS) in both the ICU and the hospital. That was the conclusion of a study that used the […]
Read MoreBy Maria Cohut, Ph.D. New research warns that, after completing breast cancer treatment, women aged 45 and over have a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Women who have undergone breast cancer treatment should take measures to prevent heart disease, new research suggests. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is the most common form of cancer that doctors diagnose […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Although epoetin alfa with iron is frequently administered to anemic patients prior to major orthopedic surgery, there are questions about the optimal route of iron administration. Now, a team of French researchers has found that following preoperative administration of erythropoietin, both iron stores and erythropoiesis stimulation were greater in patients […]
Read MoreAuthor: Karen Blum Anesthesiology News A “just” culture that allows for open communication of errors in a nonpunitive environment can and should be applied to critical evaluation of medication errors in hospitals and health systems, a patient safety expert said during the 2019 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists summer meeting. “We know things go wrong […]
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