Aristide Dogariu, a professor at the College of Optics and Photonics at UCF, is employing a new technique that would help OR physicians more quickly detect blood clots, according to an Orlando Sentinel news report.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Preoperative frailty in older surgical patients is associated with early postoperative delirium, according to a study published in the March 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Anesthesiologist error is to blame for an increasing number of wrong-site procedures, according to a report by General Surgery News.
Surgical checklists are most effective when all members of the surgical team are required to identify themselves and participate in the checklist process, according to a study from researchers at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, reported in Anesthesiology News.
Rolapitant, a potent, selective NK1 receptor antagonist, reduces the incidence of vomiting in a dose-dependent manner after surgery, according to a study published in the March 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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On March 2, leadership from the American Society of Anesthesiologists met with CMS administrator Don Berwick, MD, MPP, and other CMS staff members to discuss patient safety, meaningful use and payment issues, according to an ASA news release.
More research is needed to determine whether minimizing anesthetic exposure will improve outcomes in vulnerable patients, according to a study published in Anesthesiology that examined the effect of anesthesia depth on long-term mortality.
Despite the common belief an appendicitis needs to be treated right away, recent studies are showing most cases don't need to be rushed to the operating room, according to a USA Today news report.
A team of obstetricians from New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City reduced their department’s medical malpractice payouts by more than 99 percent after launching a six-year comprehensive obstetrics safety program, according to a Crain’s New York…
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.