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Authors: B.Pujic et al International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia February 2019 Volume 37, Pages 118–121 Highlights Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis is recommended for elective cesarean delivery. Pharmacologic prophylaxis is often used in low-to-middle resource countries. Spinal-epidural hematoma may occur even when following current guidelines. The presentation of spinal-epidural hematoma may be atypical. Abstract Epidural hematoma is a […]
Read MoreAuthors: Caroline Helwick Anesthesiology News Dexmedetomidine is effective for conscious sedation during dissection of colorectal lesions and is associated with greater patient satisfaction with the procedure, researchers have found. The randomized study found that dexmedetomidine (Precedex, Hospira) may be an appealing substitute for propofol, which has a relatively smaller margin of safety, or for deeper […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: A. Paglia et al Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma May-June 32019 Vol 10 Issue 3 Introduction Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common procedure for improving mobility and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis. Postoperative pain control management after TKA is still a concern as it relates to patients satisfaction and functional […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael D. Watkins Harvard Business Review No one has a bigger impact on new employees’ success than the managers who hired them. Why? Because more than anyone else the hiring manager understands what his or her people need to accomplish and what it will take — skills, resources, connections — for them to become […]
Read MoreReviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor) Medical Research News The diffusion of a culture of openness in hospitals is associated with lower hospital mortality, according to a study conducted among 137 acute trusts in England by Veronica Toffolutti (Bocconi University and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and David Stuckler (Bocconi University) published in Health Affairs. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Eisler, Lisa D., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 BACKGROUND: Unplanned postoperative intubation is an important quality indicator, and is associated with significantly increased mortality in children. Infant patients are more likely than older pediatric patients to experience unplanned postoperative intubation, yet the literature provides few characterizations of this outcome in our youngest […]
Read MoreAuthors: Martin, Claude et al European Journal of Anaesthesiology (EJA): June 2019 – Volume 36 – Issue 6 – p 387–389 For many, if not all patients and nonanaesthesiologist physicians, anaesthesia consists of putting patients to sleep, controlling pain, providing muscle relaxation and stabilisation of oxygen saturation, body temperature and blood pressure (BP). In fact, anaesthesia […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. Author: Mackenzie Bean Becker’s Hospital Review The world’s smallest surviving baby was discharged from San Diego-based Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns this month. The infant, referred to as Saybie, was born in December 2018 via an emergency cesarean section at […]
Read MoreResearchers find quiet times in hospital neonatal units may be related to improved infant health. ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Excessive noise is widely known to have negative effects on health, and children in neonatal intensive care units are among the most vulnerable. To help preterm infants make a smooth transition to life outside of the […]
Read MoreBy Lenny Bernstein The Washington Post A federal judge temporarily blocked a new policy for distributing scarce livers for transplant Wednesday, deciding that patients and hospitals in less-populated areas will suffer if the new rules remain in effect. The decision by U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg in Atlanta came just a day after the policy was […]
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