Patient Safety & Outcomes

Reduction of tidal volume in mechanically ventilated patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery could improve secondary outcomes, according to a report published in Anesthesiology.

Women's level of education may predict their choice to use epidural or spinal anesthesia during a singleton birth via vaginal delivery, according to a study published in National Vital Statistics Reports.

An objective assessment for post-surgical patients is critical to decreasing mortality and improving patient outcomes, according to an editorial published in Anesthesiology by Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, and Scott E. Regenbogen, MD, MPH, of the Brigham and Women's Center…

Post-operative cognitive dysfunction at three months after surgery is independent of the type of procedure or anesthetic, according to a report published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

New research suggests regions with a higher number of surgeons generally demonstrate lower mortality rates resulting from motor vehicle crashes, according to a Union-Tribune news report.

While chronically-ill Medicare patients spent less time in the hospital in 2007 compared to 2003, the intensity of care for patients who were hospitalized increased, according to a news release on the report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project. The national…

Researchers found no evidence that a single, relatively brief anesthetic exposure connected to hernia repair in infancy reduced academic performance during adolescence, according to a report published in Anesthesiology.

Data suggests fentanyl used during laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity is a safe and effective alternative to anesthesia, according to a poster presentation at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.

Non-infiltrative anesthetics are safe and effective in treating pain from transrectal prostate biopsy, according to research from the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation at the University of Foggia in Italy.

The California State Medical Board has accused an anesthesiologist formerly at Chico-based Enloe Medical Center of inadequate patient monitoring and failure to ensure patient safety in a case that resulted in patient death from cardiac arrest, according to a ChicoER…