<ѻý>Use of Video Laryngoscopy Reduced Endotracheal Intubation Attemptsѻý> Video laryngoscopy also led to fewer intubation failures, injuries versus direct laryngoscopy Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia?ѻý> Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent Mar 07, 2024
<ѻý>Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacementѻý> Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics Mar 07, 2024
<ѻý>Esketamine After C-Section Eased Postpartum Depression Symptomsѻý> Symptoms were reduced a week after delivery, but effects faded rapidly Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>Seniors, Doctors at Odds on Opioid Risks and 'Deprescribing'ѻý> Conversations between primary care physicians and older patients often "challenging" Mar 06, 2024
<ѻý>AAAAI Roundup: Perioperative Assessment of Antibiotic Allergy With a Mobile Appѻý> Plus, other selected poster presentations from the allergy meeting Mar 04, 2024
<ѻý>Why Patients Need to Come Clean About Cannabis to Their Anesthesiologistѻý> If they don't, things could get complicated Feb 22, 2024
<ѻý>Palliative Care Has a Branding Problemѻý> Changing how it's perceived can break down silos Feb 22, 2024
<ѻý>Minimizing Opioids After Teens' Spine Surgeries Appears Practicalѻý> Alternatives prove mettle in studies Feb 14, 2024
<ѻý>Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionizeѻý> Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize Feb 01, 2024
<ѻý>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeonsѻý> STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>Surgical Volumes Matter for Outcomes at Ambulatory Centers, Tooѻý> Case-control study looked only at older patients on Medicare, however Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>No Laughing Matter: Nitrous Oxide for Transrectal Prostate Biopsyѻý> No effect on anxiety but significantly less patient-rated pain Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposalѻý> RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDAѻý> Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain Dec 20, 2023
<ѻý>Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 08, 2023
<ѻý>Doing More With Less Bloodѻý> Blood management programs can save money and resources Dec 07, 2023
<ѻý>How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids?ѻý> A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making Dec 05, 2023
<ѻý>FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equityѻý> Researchers and employer groups encouraged by FTC's action Dec 03, 2023
<ѻý>Safer to Hold Off on Intubating Comatose, Intoxicated Patients, Trial Findsѻý> French centers showed faster discharge, fewer adverse events Nov 29, 2023
<ѻý>Who's Deejaying in the OR? And What Are They Playing?ѻý> The ins and outs of listening to music while operating Nov 21, 2023
<ѻý>Hospitalizations After Fake Ozempic; Abortion Rights Win Big; Ketamine Use Boomsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 08, 2023
<ѻý>Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Saleѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgeryѻý> Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Private Equity, For-Profit Interests Hurt Medicine, Conference Speakers Sayѻý> Authorities have not done enough to crack down on the problem, physicians and academicians noted Oct 27, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Doc Volunteers in Jerusalem: 'I Felt Like I Had to Do Something'ѻý> Martin Jacobson, MD, on his decision to be a volunteer physician during the Israel-Hamas war Oct 19, 2023 video
<ѻý>Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilationѻý> DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubesѻý> Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men?ѻý> Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Hemoglobin Targets a Good Idea for Massively Transfused Patientsѻý> Outcomes improved with values approaching 10 g/dL Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Showerѻý> Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Findsѻý> Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>Yes, It Matters Who Manages Sedation During Interventional Radiology Proceduresѻý> Study finds outcomes differ according to providers' training Oct 14, 2023
<ѻý>Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infectionsѻý> High mortality in outbreak linked to anesthesia in Mexico Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Painѻý> Average pain score dropped from 7.96 to 3.88 after treatment, study finds Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Doctor or DNP: Who Is Really Providing Care?ѻý> Stronger "title protection" legislation can offer patients greater transparency Sep 27, 2023
<ѻý>FTC Sues Anesthesia Group and Its Private Equity Backersѻý> Companies accused of extracting "monopoly profits" while growing "monopoly power" Sep 26, 2023
<ѻý>DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substancesѻý> Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
<ѻý>Combo Anesthesia During Retinal Laser Treatment Reduced Pain Perceptionѻý> Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions Sep 08, 2023