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by Joanne Finnegan Fierce Healthcare | The number of deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. dropped for the first time in decades. A decline in prescriptions for opioids is a major factor for the drop in drug overdose deaths—the first time the number of deaths has dropped in the U.S. since 1990. Drug overdose deaths […]
Read MoreMedicare says it’s moving toward potentially covering acupuncture for chronic low back pain as an alternative to opioid painkillers that can become addictive. The agency announced its initial decision Monday. For now, access will be limited to seniors signed up in government-approved clinical studies. Medicare says more evidence is needed before broad approval can be […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Adding IV ketorolac to epidural morphine reduces opioid requirements after cesarean delivery without increasing estimated blood loss or blood pressure, compared with baseline. “When it comes to ketorolac, there are a couple of main considerations that we hear from our obstetric colleagues,” said John J. Kowalczyk, MD, who is currently […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health The deadliest time for many surgery patients isn’t when they’re on the operating table, it’s while they’re recovering in the hospital and after they go home, a new study suggests. For the study, researchers examined outcomes for more than 40,000 patients 45 and older who underwent non-cardiac surgery at 28 […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News Although patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with persistent opioid use or dependence have roughly the same mortality rate as those without (3.1% vs. 4.0%), the opioid group experiences a higher number of complications overall, a longer hospital length of stay and higher costs, according to a large retrospective population-based cohort study. […]
Read MoreThere is an apparent dose-response association between variability in opioid dose and overdose risk, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “Our study suggests that safely managing long-term opioid therapy is complex,” said Ingrid Binswanger, MD, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. “This study suggests [that] dose variability could present an […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patrick Campbell New research is suggesting significantly more patients suffer from cardiac arrests in US hospitals than previously estimated. Using data from the American Heart Association (AHA) annual survey, investigators estimated that a total of 292,000 adult and 15,200 pediatric cases of cardiac arrest occur in hospitals across the US annually. “Our findings illustrate […]
Read MoreThe Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a dozen women to give birth, usually with wombs donated from a living donor such as a friend or relative. In December, doctors in Brazil reported the world’s […]
Read MoreOn July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies [CMS-1715-P], which includes proposals related to Medicare physician payment and the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The proposed regulations will be published in […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this with our readers. Elena Ivanina, DO, MPH Anesthesiology News Dr. Ivanina is an attending gastroenterologist and assistant professor, and assistant program director at Lenox Hill Hospital of Northwell Health, in New York City. I’m sure by now you have heard of Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s multimillion-dollar modern wellness and lifestyle venture […]
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