Archive: 10/10/2021

Myth busted: General anesthesia just as safe as spinal anesthesia after broken hip surgery

New research shows that the rates of survival, functional recovery, and post-operative delirium are similar for patients whether they underwent general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia for hip fracture surgery. This work, ...

Oct 10, 2021

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Offering flu vaccinations to children having surgery significantly increases number vaccinated

Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a study presented ...

Oct 10, 2021

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Black women more likely to have labor or delivery complications due to systemic inflammation

Black women are more likely than white women to experience a severe, unexpected complication during labor or delivery, particularly due to systemic inflammation, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ...

Oct 10, 2021

Decrease in cardiac arrest and death with anesthesiologist-led emergency team, study finds

Physician anesthesiologist-led rapid response teams led to a significant decrease in cardiac arrest and death, after a transition from nurse-only rapid response teams at the Anesthesiology Institute, Department of Intensive ...

Oct 10, 2021

More than one in five opioid-naïve patients still use opioids three months after surgery

New research suggests more than one in five "opioid-naïve" patients continue to use the pain medication three months after having a procedure, underscoring the often-overlooked role surgery plays in the opioid epidemic. ...

Oct 10, 2021

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Providing oral rather than IV acetaminophen to children having tonsillectomies improves care, saves costs

Providing children oral instead of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen to help manage tonsillectomy pain improves care at lower costs, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting.

Oct 10, 2021

Archive: 10/10/2021

Myth busted: General anesthesia just as safe as spinal anesthesia after broken hip surgery

Offering flu vaccinations to children having surgery significantly increases number vaccinated

Black women more likely to have labor or delivery complications due to systemic inflammation

Decrease in cardiac arrest and death with anesthesiologist-led emergency team, study finds

More than one in five opioid-naïve patients still use opioids three months after surgery

Providing oral rather than IV acetaminophen to children having tonsillectomies improves care, saves costs

Black patients significantly less likely to live independently after surgery

Sydney ends coronavirus lockdown after 106 days

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