Mark Warner, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Mayo Medical and president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, discussed the evolution of anesthesia safety in a Minnesota Medicine report.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Perioperative beta-blockade using atenolol is associated with reduced mortality compared to metoprolol, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.
Recent Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education limits aimed to enhance patient safety may compromise the quality of physicians' training and patient safety, according to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
In response to data showing one in five patients discharged from an Ohio hospital are readmitted within 30 days, Ohio hospitals are participating in a landmark pilot project to eliminate preventable readmissions, according to an Ohio Hospital Association news release.
Laparoscopy, a minimally invasive surgical option, can be a more efficient alternative to traditional abdominal surgery, which requires larger incisions and lengthier recovery times, according to a local ABC7 news report.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore was one of 23 Maryland hospitals to have a lower-than-state-average rate of potentially preventable complications, such as infections and pneumonia, according to a report from the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. Johns Hopkins’ saw…
Warming local anesthetics may reduce pain experienced during injections, according to a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
The National Quality Forum has cited retained surgical items as a "never event," a preventable medical error that should never occur. However, the incidence of retained surgical items remains quite high. Here, Jeffrey Port, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon at New York…
Patients with low back pain and no evidence of an underlying condition often do not benefit from diagnostic imaging such as radiography, MRI and CT scans, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.