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A computer rendering of endotracheal intubation via hyperangulated video laryngoscopy

<乌鸦传媒>Use of Video Laryngoscopy Reduced Endotracheal Intubation Attempts

Video laryngoscopy also led to fewer intubation failures, injuries versus direct laryngoscopy

A photo of an anesthesiologist holding a anesthesia mask to a male patient鈥檚 face.

<乌鸦传媒>One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia?

Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Patients Need to Come Clean About Cannabis to Their Anesthesiologist

If they don't, things could get complicated

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<乌鸦传媒>Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionize

Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize

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<乌鸦传媒>Surgical Volumes Matter for Outcomes at Ambulatory Centers, Too

Case-control study looked only at older patients on Medicare, however

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<乌鸦传媒>Doing More With Less Blood

Blood management programs can save money and resources

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<乌鸦传媒>Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Sale

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a senior woman sitting on an operating table prior to surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery

Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension

ASA over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Shower

Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality

Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation

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<乌鸦传媒>ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery

Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctor's Ashes Launched Into Space

John Darby, MD, had a lifelong love of aviation, aerospace, and astronomy

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Renews Debate on Timing of Surgery After COVID Infection

In VA cohort, no higher risk for adverse postoperative outcomes seen within 60 days of infection

A photo of surgeons in the operating room.

<乌鸦传媒>Can the Surgicalist Model Solve OR Staffing Challenges?

New solutions are needed to address growing workforce shortages

The YouTube thumbnail for this video of a surgeon wearing a winter coat in the operating room with the words: WHY SO COLD?

<乌鸦传媒>Why Are ORs So Cold? (It's Not What You Thought)

Cool facts from YouTuber Max Feinstein, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>Involve Anesthesiologists in Procedural Suite Design?

Accommodating anesthesiologists' needs could make an impact on patient safety, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>Anesthesia Outside of the OR: Cause for Patient Safety Concerns?

Studies have shown harms for non-OR anesthesia (NORA); experts say changes are needed

<乌鸦传媒>Legal Loophole Lets Faulty Devices Maintain Their Legacy

Harlan Krumholz on how devices subject to Class I recalls are used as predicates for new devices

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<乌鸦传媒>Less Restrictive Pre-Surgical Fasting Guidelines Supported by Study

Allowing fluid intake closer to procedure increased patient well-being

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<乌鸦传媒>Children's Strange Behaviors After Anesthesia Reassuringly Short-Lived

Study shows kids were behaving normally 3 months after experiencing emergence delirium

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<乌鸦传媒>Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devices

Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade?

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<乌鸦传媒>Nerve-Freezing Technique Staves Off Post-Mastectomy Pain

Percutaneous cryoneurolysis improved analgesia in a pilot study

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<乌鸦传媒>It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication

Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution

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<乌鸦传媒>Texas Doc Charged With Compromising IV Bags That Led to Colleague's Death

10 other incidents in which patients experienced unexpected cardiac emergencies also occurred

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's How a Court Ruling in North Carolina Could Affect Liability for Nurses

Nurses in the state can now be held liable for patient harm even when following doctors' orders

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital, Contractor Battle Over Anesthesiology Staff

Firm's alleged understaffing led hospital to "poach" its clinicians, lawsuits charge

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<乌鸦传媒>Trial Picks Best Preop Sedative for Kids' Tonsil Surgery

Hint: it's not midazolam

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<乌鸦传媒>Understaffing in Anesthesiology Linked to Patient Deaths, Complications

Higher morbidity, mortality rates tied to anesthesia docs covering 3 to 4 overlapping surgeries

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<乌鸦传媒>Mass General 'Not an Outlier' in Double-Booked Surgeries

The teaching hospital resolves lawsuit, changes patient consent forms

Paramedics practice endotracheal intubation on a medical dummy.

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation

Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues

<乌鸦传媒>Judge Tosses Drug Company's Libel Lawsuit Against Medical Society

"Pharmaceutical companies are not free to intimidate the scientific process," says ASA President

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer?

Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost?

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Policy Slashes IV Acetaminophen Use for Tonsillectomy

Standing orders for oral use led to better care, reduced cost, researchers said

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<乌鸦传媒>Patient Awake for 13 Minutes of Surgery

Paralytic initiated, but sevoflurane never turned on

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Surgery Is Forever Changed by COVID

And it's for the better

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<乌鸦传媒>Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy?

Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines

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<乌鸦传媒>Negligent Credentialing Suit in Iowa Could Affect Hospitals Everywhere

State Supreme Court hears potential bellwether case next week

A box and blister pack of Gabapentin 600mg tablets

<乌鸦传媒>Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgery

Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however

Surgeons practice on a surgical dummy

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Gym for Surgeons?

To perform like athletes, surgeons need to train like athletes

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<乌鸦传媒>IBD and COVID-19: Who Is at Risk?

Worse outcomes for older patients and those with comorbidities and on steroids

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