Surgery General
Mar 14, 2018
Last month in this space, I wrote about “Things doctors should not do—like attacking their nurses” and included this story among others: “A surgeon at a Long Island, New York hospital, angr...
Mar 13, 2018
The majority of patients who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often have surgery performed without having a genetic test completed, or before testing for BRCA1/2 and other cancer genes has...
Mar 13, 2018
By Chris Cole Managing Editor Pros & Cons With Perioperative Beta-Blockers Previous research indicates that perioperative beta-blockade among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery who ...
Mar 05, 2018
The 2017-18 influenza season peaked in early February and is now on the decline, according to a data published by the CDC March 3rd. Here are some summary points. The percentage of outpatient vis...
Feb 21, 2018
Clinically significant adverse events associated with procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA)—including critical oxygen desaturation, bradycardia, hypotension and cardiac arrest—are relatively unc...
Feb 08, 2018
We’ve been living in a MACRA world for some time now, and yet most physicians still aren’t ready—or even close to ready—for this new reality. As if physicians weren’t already drowning in ...
Feb 08, 2018
Nationally recognized and highly regarded health systems have a variety of ways to expand the reach of their “special sauce.” For some, it’s to launch outpatient centers in the suburbs. For othe...
Feb 08, 2018
The vast majority of healthcare takes place outside of a physician’s office. Consumers often care for themselves when they have acute problems, such as colds and the flu, and they partner with their...
Feb 05, 2018
Dr. Brouwers and a physician friend drove from the Netherlands to Freetown, Sierra Leone with an Ultimaker 3D printer with the intention of 3D-printing hand prostheses for locals there. Learn all abou...
Jan 30, 2018
In October 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the opioid epidemic is a public health emergency. Earlier the same week, the FDA declared that since 2001, prescription drugs (largely opioids) h...
Jan 29, 2018
The use of robotics in interventional cardiology offers operators the ability to safely and successfully complete percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) while minimizing occupational hazards due to ...
Jan 23, 2018
Do patient outcomes differ between those treated by male and female physicians? In a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers examined nationally representative data o...
Jan 21, 2018
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), and studies show that 70% to 80% are attributable to an indwelling urethral catheter. To help clinicians ...
Jan 18, 2018
My first exposure to Lean as a quality improvement (QI) approach was at a well-known automotive producer, and it was alarming. The Master Black Belt Sensei flown in from Japan spoke in short, clipped,...
Jan 17, 2018
According to data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, approximately 18% of American adults take dietary supplements, amounting to more than 40 million people. The CDC recently reported tha...
Jan 16, 2018
A physician from the Netherlands is attempting to drive to Sierra Leone in order to set up a program for 3D printing hand prostheses. Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker is supplying an FDM 3D pri...
Jan 09, 2018
In 2012, there were estimates of waste in US healthcare amounting to $750 billion per year, or approximately 30% of overall spending. The leading causes of waste are broken out in the Table, with low ...
Jan 01, 2018
One of the most difficult challenges physicians encounter is assisting terminally ill patients who are nearing the ends of their lives. These patients and their families are faced with the decision of...
Jan 01, 2018
Arm Morbidity Rates in Young Breast Cancer Survivors With the move away from axillary node dissection among breast cancer patients in recent years, the incidence of arm morbidity in this population w...