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Authors: Stavros G. Memtsoudis, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.P. et al Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 428-439. What We Already Know about This Topic: Neuraxial anesthesia is being used more frequently for elective hip and knee replacements It is unclear whether increasing rates of hospital-level use of neuraxial anesthesia are associated with beneficial medical or economic outcomes What This […]
Read MoreWritten by Jackie Drees Beckers Spine Review August 24, 2018 Researchers developed a 3D-printable neuraxial anesthesia platform designed to assist anesthesiology residents with procedural training prior to patient interaction. Researchers published their findings in PLOS Medicine. Here are 5 things to know: 1. Using free/libre/open-source software and desktop 3D printing technologies, researchers were able to construct the […]
Read MoreHealthcare organizations must overcome the perception artificial intelligence is still developing so the technology can become a helpful support tool in the specialty, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. Here are six insights on how AI could eventually work in the anesthesia sector: 1. AI will primarily automate cognitive work. Anesthesia might […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Sonia Vaida, MD Professor of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics, and Gynecology Vice Chair, Research Director, Obstetric Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology Penn State College of Medicine Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, Pennsylvania Difficult and failed tracheal intubation in obstetric patients is a well-known problem with potentially devastating consequences. Fortunately, the recently reported […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News Placement of an airway exchange catheter (AEC) in ICU patients at high risk for extubation failure facilitates safe and rapid replacement of an endotracheal tube, research concluded. From a small series of medical ICU patients, researchers found that “placement of an airway exchange catheter in patients at high risk of […]
Read MorePeter Ubel Contributor Forbes Healthcare reimbursement in the U.S. is frighteningly complex. We have federal payers, like Medicare; state/federal payers, like Medicaid; private, for-profit insurance companies, like Aetna; private, not for profit insurers, like many local Blue Cross Blue Shield networks. Oh yes, and we have private insurance companies managing reimbursement for many Medicare and Medicaid […]
Read MoreAuthor: Deborah Grayson Riegel Harvard Business Review OCTOBER 12, 2018 In my coaching work with leaders and teams, I often ask my clients whether they engage in workplace gossip. More often than not, they respond, “of course not!” with a look on their faces that indicates that they are insulted to have been asked such […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Elizabeth A.M. Frost, MD Professor of Anesthesiology Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, New York Wegener’s Granulomatosis What Is It? Wegener’s granulomatosis, first described by Peter McBride in 1897 and later by Friedrich Wegener (1936 and 1939), is a chronic, immunologic, systemic disorder characterized mainly by necrotizing granulomatosis and polyangiitis throughout the respiratory […]
Read MoreRobert G. Loeb, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 12 2018, Vol.129, 1170. The image shows carbon dioxide absorbent that is violet at the top and bottom of the canisters. This was observed on a Monday after a weekend of nonuse when fresh gas was left flowing. Like other absorbents, Amsorb Plus (Armstrong Medical, Ireland)1 changes color when exhausted […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hannam J et al Paediatric Anaesthesia (Aug 2018) BACKGROUND The impact of tramadol in children given acetaminophen-ibuprofen combination therapy is uncertain in acute pediatric pain management. A model describing the interaction between these three drugs would be useful to understand the role of supplemental analgesic therapy. METHODS Children undergoing tonsillectomy were given oral paracetamol […]
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