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Anesthesiology

<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in anesthesiology.

ACC over a computer rendering of the human heart

<乌鸦传媒>Favorable Results for DOAC After Peripheral Intervention

But the devil's in the details of the VOYAGER PAD trial, expert opines

A donor heart with a tag attached which says COVID-19?

<乌鸦传媒>Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic

Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing

A photo of a nurse wearing protective clothing in the ICU

<乌鸦传媒>Strong, Determined: Portraits of COVID-19 Healthcare Workers

Staff photographer at hospital deluged with cases: "I wanted to show what our people are going through"

A photo of an empty bed in the intensive care unit

<乌鸦传媒>SCCM: Too Few Ventilators, ICU Beds Available for Worst-Case COVID-19 Scenario

Even with less-than-fully-functional models pressed into service, shortages likely

Dr. Manish Raj Gupta next to a bag spilling out sex toys and used syringes

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

A surgeon in the operating room bending over to get closer to his work

<乌鸦传媒>A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Posture

Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery

An illustration showing the spread of a virus from one person, to two, to four, to eight, to 16

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Contact Tracing Not Needed for HCPs Exposed to COVID-19

Agency has advice for healthcare professionals

A photo of robotic assisted surgery in the operating room

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Robotic Whipple Has Advantages Over Open Surgery

But the learning curve is steep, researchers caution

A meth pipe and bag of meth lay on a doctors desk while he types on a keyboard

<乌鸦传媒>Meth Charge for Family Doc; 'No Merit' to Husel's Suit; Groping Surgeon?

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

The YouTube thumbnail for this video showing Antonio Webb, MD, next to WHY I DON鈥橳 TELL PEOPLE I鈥橫 A DOCTOR

<乌鸦传媒>Why I Don't Tell People I'm a Doctor

Whether it's the gym, grocery, or parties, I keep it on the hush

An illustration of a person holding a smartphone up to their ear with red waves radiating from it and their brain glowing red

<乌鸦传媒>More Pills, Less Relief for Smartphone Users With Headache

Effects may increase with heavier smartphone use

AAPM over a photo of Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis Satisfaction High Despite Little Change in Pain Scores

Better sleep may be driving satisfaction in chronic pain patients, study suggests

A photo of the VitalConnect VitalPatch being applied

<乌鸦传媒>Wearable Sensor Predicts Worsening Heart Failure

Device flagged readmission risk nearly a week ahead in observational study

An illustration of an unhappy woman with her hands on her midsection, duplicated into a pattern

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Back Away From 'Quick Fix' for Heavy Periods

Concerns raised over improper patient selection, treatment failure

A young woman lights a cigarette

<乌鸦传媒>Most Smokers Who Quit Before Bariatric Surgery End Up Smoking Again

Even some nonsmokers picked up the habit, despite the risks

Moses deGraft-Johnson鈥檚 face on a piece of Ghanaian paper currency

<乌鸦传媒>From Fraud to Ghana Presidency? Another Sports Doc Abuse Scandal

Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc

This past week in healthcare investigations

A wayfinding sign outside of an Italian hospital

<乌鸦传媒>Italian Lessons for U.S. Healthcare

The Skeptical Cardiologist hosts an Italian cardiologist

A YouTube video thumbnail of Rhianna Ferial and the words Dealing With Death

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Die. Here's How to Deal With It

Let's talk about loss

A surgical bouffant cap

<乌鸦传媒>Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control?

One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets

A syringe on a chain wrapped around a mans wrist

<乌鸦传媒>UCSD, Doc Who Overdosed in Hospital Bathroom Face Lawsuits

Anesthesiologist found unconscious, "covered in vomit with his pants down around his ankles"

SMFM over a photo of the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas

<乌鸦传媒>Antiseptic Cloths No Help Cutting SSI Rates After C-Section

But infection rates were surprisingly low overall, even with placebo wipes

A judges gavel laying on $100 dollar bills

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Wins $4.75M in Fraud, Defamation Case Against Hospital

Ob/gyn said she was wrongly accused of substance abuse

Illustration of numerous women holding their stomachs in distress

<乌鸦传媒>Women Burned by Quick Fix for Heavy Periods

For many, 5-minute fix is anything but

Illustration of numerous women holding their stomachs in distress

<乌鸦传媒>How We Used FDA MAUDE Data on NovaSure

Attuned to limitations, investigative team used conservative approach

STS over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery

3 days or less "very safe," one center reports

An illustration of a silhouetted face blowing a whistle

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Sues Orlando Health Over 'Forced' Referrals

Says he was terminated for refusing to practice exclusively in-network

Vials of Morphine Sulfate 4 mg, 8 mg, and 10 mg

<乌鸦传媒>Plavix Efficacy Blunted With Opioid in the Picture

More ischemic events seen with drug combo for heart attacks managed invasively

An elderly male physician in front of a computer looking puzzled

<乌鸦传媒>Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career Clinicians

About 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine

<乌鸦传媒>New Setbacks for Former Hahnemann Residents

May be on the hook for pricey "tail" malpractice insurance coverage

An illustration of a silhouetted figure in a glowing doorway

<乌鸦传媒>I Quit: Why I Fled the Country

Escape from corporate insane loopholes and unethical shenanigans

An illustration of a silhouetted figure in a glowing doorway

<乌鸦传媒>I Quit: My MD, My Baby, My Nightmare

HIV exposure had this doctor in "hiding"

A close up of an empty office vending machine

<乌鸦传媒>Taking Food and Drink Away From Doctors and Nurses Is Just Cruel

Don't deny them a simple but important pleasure, says Edwin Leap, MD

A photo of Miley Cyrus smoking a cigarette

<乌鸦传媒>Miley Cyrus's Undetected Condition Required Surgery

Singer is currently on vocal rest

A female physician holds an open paper medical record and thinks SUPERIOR INTERFACE

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital to Swap EHR to New, Efficient 'Paper Chart' System

Physicians dance in hallways

A close up of an elderly woman shaking some aspirin out of a bottle into her hand

<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence That Aspirin Can Stave Off Death

PLCO follow-up data support protective effect

A photo of an inflated urinary catheter bulb with drainage bag on sterile surface

<乌鸦传媒>Trial: Bladder Catheters Not Necessary in Afib Ablation Anymore

As-needed use reduces painful, bloody urination

An illustration of a large broom sweeping away 4 running doctors with EDWARD-ELMHURST on the broom

<乌鸦传媒>15 Doctors Fired From Chicago-Area Health System

Physicians "broadsided" by their termination

For this laparoscopic appendectomy, the single gel port was used to explore the abdomen with one 10-mm port and two 5-mm port

<乌鸦传媒>A Surgical First for Removal of an Appendiceal Neoplasm

Technique deemed safe and feasible for selected patients and better than other minimally invasive approaches

A man having difficulty sleeping at 2:24 a.m. with pills on his bedside table

<乌鸦传媒>Chronic Opioids and Sleep: What Prescribers Need to Know

"There are a lot of issues with sleep going unnoticed"

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