Latest - Anesthesiology

• The Case for Post-COVID Steroids   Dr F. Perry Wilson cautions against changing practice on the basis of a single study.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
• ED Staff Speak Out About Workplace Violence, Ask for Mitigation How much is workplace violence contributing to the great resignation in healthcare and what might be done to make clinicians feel more supported? ED doctors and nurses have some ideas.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• Safety Monitoring of COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Among Adults Surveillance data confirms the safety of an mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine, with local and systemic reactions being less frequent than after the second primary vaccine dose.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 11, 2022
• What Are Common Misconceptions About Nurses? Nurses nationwide recently expressed outrage after Bravo talk show host Andy Cohen commented about the attractiveness of a nurse-actress on his show. Do you confront misconceptions about your role?
  Medscape Reader Polls, May 10, 2022
• Sedation for Patients Undergoing ERCP This study looked at two different propofol regimens for sedation in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Which has a better safety profile?
  BMC Anesthesiology, May 09, 2022
• Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache This study identified various manual therapy methods and techniques that are being evaluated for the treatment of cervicogenic headache. Which have shown the greatest efficacy?
  Headache, May 06, 2022
• COVID Drove Telehealth Forward in High Gear: Now What? Experts speaking at the American Telemedicine Association conference focused on how investment in telehealth spiked during the pandemic and what to expect in the near future.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• A Doctor, a Poem, and a License to Reflect   The arts offer powerful ways to reconnect with the sentiments and motivations that brought us to medicine in the first place.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 05, 2022
• Adieu, Interventional Cardiology: My Journey to a New Ikigai How do you know when it's time to let go of a career path that was your raison d'etre? Health problems set this cardiologist on a spiritual journey to find out.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 05, 2022
• Multi-State Opioid Crackdown Nets Indictment Against 7 Physicians Individuals across six states were charged with the illegal distribution of more than 115 million opioid pills, according to officials.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• Sugammadex vs Neostigmine for Neuromuscular Block Reversal How do these two drugs for neuromuscular blockade reversal compare in terms of safety and the incidence of side effects?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, May 05, 2022
• Pharmacological Treatments of Neuropathic Pain How effective are recommended drug treatments for neuropathic pain? A new study compares four different options.
  Pain, May 05, 2022
• Our Biggest Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic   Bioethicist Art Caplan shares his list of mistakes made and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 04, 2022
• Doc Pay Up; Patient Demand, Labor Market Cause Struggles: Report The spike in inflation, patient demand, and a tight labor market contribute to physician practices' woes, according to a new market report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• Label Changes Did Not Cut Accidental Acetaminophen Overdoses Although acetaminophen is safe at therapeutic doses, overdose entails a risk for acute liver failure. Clinicians should review patients' OTC medications, said the researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Treatment for Metastatic Cancer The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in delays and disruptions in health care. Has it similarly affected the treatment of patients with metastatic cancer?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, May 04, 2022
• Sacroiliac Joint MRI Differences in axSpA With Back Pain A new study compares the sacroiliac joint MRI changes between axial spondyloarthritis patients and those with mechanical back pain. How do they differ?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 04, 2022
• COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness CDC answers questions about how effective vaccines are against preventing serious illness with newer COVID variants.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 03, 2022
• Autologous Fat Grafting in Plastic Surgery This article provides an overview of the history of autologous fat grafting and discusses the evolution of this technique.
  ePlasty, May 03, 2022
• Nurses, Med Staff Voice Their Heartache About Nurse Suicide Second suicide this year of male nurse from a Northern California hospital inspired compassion on social media and calls for more mental health initiatives.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022