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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (57)1 A Vitamin for the Lungs. Thiamine may improve ventilation in the critically ill patient Full Text Anesthesiology News, May 23, 2013
2 Doctors and hospitals’ use of health IT more than doubles since 2012 HHS News Releases, May 23, 2013
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3 9 'Cs' lead to accountable care Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 22, 2013
4 Better care not always better business Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 22, 2013
5 AcelRX post-op pain treatment meets late-stage study goal Full Text Reuters Health News, May 22, 2013
6 Current Concepts in the Management of the Difficult Airway Full Text Anesthesiology News, May 22, 2013
7 Pulling the plug: ICU 'culture' key to life or death decision NBC News, May 22, 2013
8 URAC standards put to the test Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 21, 2013
9 Breakup of physician, drug company relationship could improve health care, cut cost Full Text EurekAlert!, May 21, 2013
10 Women Less Likely to Get Trauma Center Care After Injury: Study Full Text HealthDay, May 21, 2013
11 Favorite Music May Ease Anxiety in ICU Patients Full Text HealthDay, May 21, 2013
12 Commonly used catheters double risk of blood clots in ICU and cancer patients Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
13 In the Age of Apps, Can You Protect Your Privacy? U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 17, 2013
14 Researcher works to unlock mysteries of migraines Full Text USA Today, May 17, 2013
15 Number of New Yorkers who died by overdosing on painkillers jumps 65% in six years Full Text New York Daily News, May 17, 2013
16 Docs still lag with health IT adoption Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 16, 2013
17 Post-discharge plans get mobile boost Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 16, 2013
18 Long-term use of prescription painkillers for back pain linked to erectile dysfunction in men Full Text ScienceDaily, May 16, 2013
19 Administration announces $1 billion initiative to launch Health Care Innovation Awards to provide better health care and lower costs HHS News Releases, May 16, 2013
20 Mostashari urges healthcare change Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 15, 2013
Clinical Pearls in Anesthesiology
- Epidural anesthesia improves postoperative respiratory function compared with general anesthesia in patients with COPD undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines for chronic pain management, acupuncture may be considered as adjuvant therapy to conventional therapy in patients with nonspecific, non-inflammatory low back pain.
- Recent evidence shows preoperative anxiety has a significant effect on hypotension after spinal anesthesia
Highlights in Anesthesiology
Dopamine is associated with increased mortality in septic shock
Based on a meta-analysis of 11 trials involving 2,768 patients with septic shock, treatment with dopamine was associated with a greater risk of 28-day mortality (RR=1.12-1.23) and arrhythmias (RR=2.34) than norepinephrine.
Read the article summaryRBC transfusion decreased mortality in sepsis
As published in Critical Care Medicine, RBC transfusion decreases the risk of mortality in patients with sepsis and septic shock. The study involved 1054 patients in 22 ICUs and SICUs at 12 teaching hospitals in Korea. Of the 1054 patients, 407 received RBC transfusions; the mean pre-transfusion hemoglobin level was 7.7 g/dL. The transfused patients had a lower risk of 7-day (HR = 0.42), 28-day (HR = 0.43), and in-hospital mortality rates (HR = 0.51) than non-transfused patients.
Read the article summaryStatin use decreases pneumonia-associated mortality
As published in Critical Care, current statin use was associated with a decreased hospitalization rate and a decreased 30-day mortality rate in patients with pneumonia. The study group consisted of 70,953 patients with pneumonia who were hospitalized for the first time with 10 age- and gender-matched control patients for each pneumonia patient. The OR for pneumonia was 0.80 amongst current statin users compared to non-users; previous statin use had no effect on the risk of pneumonia. The 30-day mortality rates in patients who were statin users and non-users were 11.3% and 15.1%, respectively (HR=0.73).
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Dysfunctional Foods U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 2, 2013
2 Saying No to NPO Anesthesiology News, April 2, 2013 Free full text
3 Utah hospital NICU goes virtual, touts telemedicine redesign Healthcare IT News, April 11, 2013 Free full text
4 Health professionals getting hooked on Michael Jackson drug propofol The Courier Journal, April 1, 2013 Free full text
5 EHRs fail tests, certifications revoked Healthcare IT News, April 26, 2013 Free full text
6 Using Marijuana to Treat Pain? A Pill May Outlast a Puff HealthDay, April 23, 2013 Free full text
7 Could the timing of when you eat, be just as important as what you eat? ScienceDaily, January 30, 2013 Free full text
8 Do You Really Need Antioxidants? U.S. News & World Report - Health, March 11, 2013
9 Reducing the pain of movement in intensive care ScienceDaily, April 19, 2013 Free full text
10 Ohio, Ky. take steps to make naloxone available USA Today, April 9, 2013 Free full text
11 APNewsBreak: Upper-income seniors' Medicare hike The Seattle Times, April 15, 2013 Free full text
12 Using nitrous oxide for anesthesia doesn't increase - and may decrease - complications and death, studies suggest ScienceDaily, April 25, 2013 Free full text
13 Anesthetic linked to brain cell death in newborn mice ScienceDaily, April 9, 2013 Free full text
14 Complaint-prone doctors can be identified before complaints occur ScienceDaily, April 15, 2013 Free full text
15 Sharp shows how to serve the uninsured Healthcare IT News, March 5, 2013 Free full text
16 CMS pays out nearly $12.7B to date in meaningful use EHR adoption incentives Healthcare IT News, April 9, 2013 Free full text
17 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on National Minority Health Month HHS News Releases, April 8, 2013
18 Independent doctors unite to fight national trend toward hospitals buying physician groups Orlando Sentinel, April 4, 2013 Free full text
19 Love may not be as elusive as some think, research says The Seattle Times, April 1, 2013 Free full text
20 Wang's technology may answer host of medical questions EurekAlert!, March 26, 2013 Free full text
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