Perioperative Drug Errors & ADEs
While much attention has been given to errors in various areas of medicine, few studies have...
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Anesthesiology
Heroes in Medicine: Patrick Gerard O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP
Congratulations to Patrick Gerard O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACP, of the Yale School of Medicine for...
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Heroes in Medicine: Kathleen M. Schmeler, MD
Congratulations to Kathleen M. Schmeler, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...
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Perioperative Multimodal Pain Relief
According to recent reports, about 2.1 million people in the United States suffer from substance...
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Conference Highlights: Anesthesiology 2015
New research was presented at Anesthesiology 2015, the American Society of Anesthesiologists’...
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Anesthesia-Related Injuries & Mortality
There have been significant improvements in patient safety with the administration of anesthesia,...
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Medscape’s 2015 Physician Compensation Report
Nearly 20,000 physicians across 25 specialties responded to Medscape’s 2015 Compensation Survey....
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Woman Refuses Episiotomy, Gets One Anyway
A woman in California is suing her obstetrician because he performed an episiotomy that she had...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Comparing Anesthesia Types for Hip Fracture Surgery
The Particulars: Researchers have hypothesized that regional anesthesia may reduce the risk of...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Comparing Anesthesia Types for Colectomy
The Particulars: Studies have shown that anesthesia type can play a role in perioperative outcomes...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Declining Rates of Adverse Events During Anesthesia
The Particulars: Understanding factors associated with anesthetic complications and “near misses”...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Anesthesiologist-Led Care for TKA Patients
The Particulars: The high perioperative and postoperative costs associated with total knee...
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Anesthesiology 2014: Trends in Postoperative Pain Severity
The Particulars: Previous research found that postoperative pain management did not appear to...
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Managing Pain in Obese ED Patients
Weight-based dosing of opioids is a commonly used approach for managing patients who present to...
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Anesthesia vs. Surgery: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
A surgeon did an operation under local anesthesia with sedation in a very anxious, elderly...
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Anesthesiology 2014
New research is being presented at Anesthesiology 2014, the annual meeting of the American Society...
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Anesthesiologists Are Having a Bad Year
Let’s start with an American anesthesiologist now living in Australia has admitted that he...
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Substance Use in Anesthesiology Residents
Substance use disorders are a serious public health issue, and physicians are not immune to these...
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A Look at Opioid Use During Pregnancy
According to NIH data, prescriptions for opioids have increased dramatically in the general...
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The Evolution of Medicine
Source: BestMedicalDegrees.com Modern medicine has helped lead to a surge in average life...
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