Anesthesia Outside of the OR: Cause for Patient Safety Concerns? Studies have shown harms for non-OR anesthesia (NORA); experts say changes are needed Jan 13, 2023
Legal Loophole Lets Faulty Devices Maintain Their Legacy Harlan Krumholz on how devices subject to Class I recalls are used as predicates for new devices Jan 11, 2023 video
Less Restrictive Pre-Surgical Fasting Guidelines Supported by Study Allowing fluid intake closer to procedure increased patient well-being Jan 05, 2023
Screen All Surgery Patients for Cannabis Use, New Guidelines Say Regular cannabis users may have more post-operative pain and other complications Jan 03, 2023
'No Surprises Act' Implementation Is Full of Surprises Law aimed at resolving out-of-network payment disputes running into lawsuits, logjams Dec 29, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say Nov 02, 2022
Accuracy of Pulse Oximeters to Get a Close Look From FDA Advisors Studies suggest the devices may not work as well in patients with darker skin Oct 31, 2022
Beware When Anesthesia in the ICU Runs Afoul of the Law Certain procedural sedation practices for the critically ill are technically illegal Oct 26, 2022
Children's Strange Behaviors After Anesthesia Reassuringly Short-Lived Study shows kids were behaving normally 3 months after experiencing emergence delirium Oct 26, 2022
Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devices Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade? Oct 25, 2022
Strategies for Limiting Opioids Post-Surgery Prioritize opioid-sparing techniques, safe disposal methods, and patient education Oct 25, 2022
Nerve-Freezing Technique Staves Off Post-Mastectomy Pain Percutaneous cryoneurolysis improved analgesia in a pilot study Oct 24, 2022
Oxygen Concentration During Surgery: No Help for Post-Op Nausea, Vomiting "Any oxygen fraction between 30% and 80% is fine," presenter says Oct 23, 2022
Post-Op Pain Control More Challenging for Cannabis Users Large study builds on the limited literature on cannabis and surgical outcomes Oct 22, 2022
CDC Staffer Couldn't Get Monkeypox Tx; Feds Probe Anesthesia Group; CDC's Bad Rap This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 05, 2022
It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
Texas Doc Charged With Compromising IV Bags That Led to Colleague's Death 10 other incidents in which patients experienced unexpected cardiac emergencies also occurred Sep 16, 2022
Texas Doc's License Suspended After Colleague's Death 'Compromised' IV bags tied to serious complications in another patient as well Sep 13, 2022
Here's How a Court Ruling in North Carolina Could Affect Liability for Nurses Nurses in the state can now be held liable for patient harm even when following doctors' orders Sep 08, 2022
Hospital, Contractor Battle Over Anesthesiology Staff Firm's alleged understaffing led hospital to "poach" its clinicians, lawsuits charge Aug 16, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Propofol Not the Only Option for Abdominal Surgery Anesthesia in Seniors Trial shows no higher risk for complications with alternative agent Aug 10, 2022
Understaffing in Anesthesiology Linked to Patient Deaths, Complications Higher morbidity, mortality rates tied to anesthesia docs covering 3 to 4 overlapping surgeries Jul 20, 2022
Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Offer Pain Relief? Recent study highlights benefits and builds on previous research Jun 27, 2022
AMA President-Elect Comes By His Profession Naturally As the child of a dentist and a psychologist, Jesse Ehrenfeld says he was "called" to medicine Jun 17, 2022
Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt's Feds said Vaught wasn't the only one who erred; hospital had four "immediate jeopardy" flaws Jun 02, 2022
Locum Tenens Providers Widely Used to Address Staff Shortages Nearly 9 out of 10 healthcare facilities surveyed used locum tenens to address shortages Jun 01, 2022
'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Out Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas Apr 21, 2022 video
Ohio Doctor Not Guilty of Murdering Patients With High Opioid Doses Jurors, once at an impasse, found William Husel, DO, not guilty after a week of deliberations Apr 20, 2022
Patients Should Know Who's Operating, Surgeons Say Doctors should disclose when trainees wield the knife, especially if they plan to leave the room Apr 05, 2022
Tranexamic Acid Cuts Surgical Bleeding in Yet Another Setting But POISE-3 trial leaves open the question of cardiovascular safety Apr 02, 2022
HHS to Revise Doctor-Insurer Dispute Process Under No Surprises Act Spurred on by a Texas Medical Association lawsuit win, agency will alter heavily contested rules Mar 03, 2022
Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues Feb 18, 2022
Ukrainian Doctor's Family Lives Under Threat of War Roksolana Vaskul, MD, says it's "surreal" to imagine her family under attack in Ukraine Feb 17, 2022
Judge Tosses Drug Company's Libel Lawsuit Against Medical Society "Pharmaceutical companies are not free to intimidate the scientific process," says ASA President Feb 08, 2022
Do You Really Know What Anesthesiologists Do? Myth-busting for Physician Anesthesiologists Week Feb 04, 2022
Whistleblower Physician Killed in Plane Crash Ahead of Settlement Kathleen Hartney-Velazco, MD, and her company alleged improper arrangements at staffing firms Nov 11, 2021
Texas Medical Association Sues Feds Over Surprise Billing Physician group says arbitration rules give insurers an unfair advantage Nov 02, 2021
