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Interesting so wanted to share. Robotic surgery practices may be limiting the amount of practice surgical trainees receive, leaving many new surgeons unprepared to perform surgery independently, according to research published in Administrative Science Quarterly. The findings are based on two studies conducted by Matthew Beane, PhD, project scientist from the University of California, Santa Barbara. […]
Read MoreThe FDA is warning healthcare providers about the risk of serious injury, malfunction and death associated with surgical staplers and implantable surgical staples. Between January 2011 and March 2018, the FDA has received more than 41,000 individual adverse event reports, including 366 deaths, more than 9,000 serious injuries and more than 32,000 malfunctions related to surgical staples […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bruce Japsen Healthcare The hospital industry Tuesday ripped proposals to add a Medicare-like public option alongside individual commercial coverage available on public exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Some in Congress see adding a public option for Americans buying individual plans known as Obamacare as a way to add choices and ensure low cost […]
Read MoreCardiac Anesthesiologist blog Surgical reexploration in case of excessive bleeding. Criteria: 8 mL/kg in any 2 successive hours or 20 mL/kg in the first 4 postop hours with or without s/s at cardiac tamponade
Read MoreBy Mayo Clinic Staff The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet is a healthy eating plan based on typical foods and recipes of Mediterranean-style cooking. Here’s how to adopt the Mediterranean diet. If you’re looking for a heart-healthy eating plan, the Mediterranean diet might be right for you. The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating — […]
Read MoreThe Anaesthesia Blog Peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain The association between sleep deprivation and poor health outcomes is well-recognised. In this month’s issue of Anaesthesia, Cheung et al. conducted a mechanistic study aiming to unravel the effects of sleep deprivation on DNA damage in healthy, full-time doctors. Doctors who worked on-site overnight shifts had higher levels […]
Read MoreCardiac Anesthesiologist blog We conclude that there is low-level evidence to support the use of oral ketamine (150 mg/d or 0.5 mg/kg every 6 hours) and other NMDA-receptor antagonists such as dextromethorphan (0.5–1 mg/kg every 8 hours) as follow-up therapy following IV infusions, and moderate evidence to support intranasal ketamine (1–5 sprays of ketamine 10 […]
Read MoreBy Steven Reinberg HealthDay News Smoking during pregnancy is never a good idea, but new research shows it might double the risk of a baby dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). “Any maternal smoking during pregnancy — even just one cigarette a day — doubles the risk of sudden unexpected infant death [SUID, another term for unexplained infant deaths],” said lead researcher Tatiana Anderson. She is […]
Read MoreBy Tina Reed Fierce Healthcare A focus on handwashing in hospitals has made a big dent in infection control. But a new study found that cleaning patients with antiseptic made a big impact on hospital-acquired infection rates among patients with central lines or drains. (Getty/monkeybusinessimages) When it comes to preventing infections in hospitals, officials may […]
Read MoreBy Denise Powell CNN Dementia not only affects memory and quality of life, it can be fatal. A report released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics shows that the rate of Americans who died from dementia has more than doubled from 30.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 to 66.7 in 2017. The term dementia […]
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