Articles

November 9, 2018

Trends in Randomized Controlled Trials in Anesthesia

The primary objective of an anesthesiologist is to ensure that the patient undergoes a safe, effective procedure with an optimized ...
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November 2, 2018

How to Negotiate a Fair Employment Agreement

As a newly minted physician, you have defied the odds to gain entrance into a competitive medical school, pored laboriously ...
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October 26, 2018

Listening and Anesthesia Quality

In recent years, the Association of American Medical Colleges has prioritized empathy as a critical skill for physicians to employ ...
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October 19, 2018

Enhancing Patient Safety with Anesthesia Information Management Systems

Academicians estimate that by 2020, approximately 84% of United States academic anesthesiology departments will have implemented an anesthesia information management ...
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October 5, 2018

Avoiding Patient Misidentification: A Practical Guide

This year, Rhode Island Hospital made headlines when they were reported for four cases of patient misidentification, all of which ...
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September 28, 2018

Herbal Supplement Use: Anesthetic Implications

Americans spend over $27 billion yearly on herbal supplements, botanicals, and other alternative medicines. Many are unaware of the potency ...
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September 21, 2018

Patients and Medical Records 101

In the modern age of healthcare, one’s medical record isn’t merely a set of pages held together in a binder ...
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September 14, 2018

Deep Sedation for Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair

Mitral regurgitation is a common valvular pathology that can lead to heart failure, so surgical correction is advised. However, some ...
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September 7, 2018

Surgical Site Infections

Surgical site infections (SSIs) affect 1-3% of patients within 30 days after surgery.1 While some infections are superficial and associated ...
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August 31, 2018

Pain Management: Guidelines for IV Ketamine

In July 2018, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), and ...
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August 24, 2018

The Case for Pre-Filled Syringes

As technological advances ensue in the medical field, medical specialists continue to improve upon historical processes for delivering healthcare. For ...
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August 17, 2018

Technical and Nontechnical Surgical Team Trainings

Anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are important contributors to success in the operating room (OR). However, novel changes ...
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