Articles

June 29, 2018

Deep Neuromuscular Blockade: Potential Impact on Postoperative Outcomes?

A recent topic of interest is the utilization of “deep” neuromuscular blockade and its improvement of surgical conditions, particularly during ...
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June 22, 2018

Anesthesia Drug Shortage: An Ever-Changing Problem

Drug shortages across disciplines of medicine are not uncommon and can occur for many reasons, including difficulties in obtaining raw ...
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June 15, 2018

Dosing of Neuraxial Anesthesia Blocks for Obese Patients

Obesity is a nationwide epidemic, affecting over 30% of Americans. Over 50% of pregnant women in the United States are ...
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Medical malpractice
June 8, 2018

Guides to Preventing Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice claims are increasingly a prominent issue in the United States healthcare system. By the historical legal definition, medical ...
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Anesthesia for Children
June 1, 2018

Safety of Anesthesia for Children Under Three

Children who require anesthesia services before the age of three represent a broad range of medical diagnoses and circumstances. Regardless ...
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May 25, 2018

Ultrasound-guided Dry Needling

The opioid epidemic and its potential solutions have been a key focus in the medical and political arena. Exploring alternative ...
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May 18, 2018

Non-obstetric Surgery During Pregnancy

In 2016, more than 6 million women in the United States gave birth, transforming daughters into mothers and relationships into ...
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May 11, 2018

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Opioid usage and subsequent abuse has led to a crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the ...
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May 4, 2018

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Act and the U.S. Healthcare

In 2018 so far, the United States has already reported several critical data breaches of healthcare data, such as breaches ...
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Anesthesiology
April 27, 2018

The Anesthesiology Code of Ethics

In a previous post, we wrote about how the field of anesthesiology has a rich history of engaging with ethical ...
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April 20, 2018

MACRA and MIPS 2018 Updates

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is constantly progressing its policies, particularly concerning its value-based care programs. Of ...
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April 13, 2018

Labor Epidural and Maternal Temperature

The association between epidural labor analgesia and maternal fever remains somewhat controversial despite being supported by evidence in randomized controlled ...
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