Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infections
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- A number of U.S. individuals who traveled to Matamoros, Mexico, for surgical procedures requiring anesthesia returned home with a fungal pathogen that caused meningitis -- and a high percentage of the cases resulted... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
CAC measurements on nongated chest CT improve surgery risk assessment
Estimating the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcium (CAC) using data gleaned from nongated chest CT imaging improves risk assessment of postsurgical major clinical events before a patient undergoes noncardiac surgery, according to research published in the October 10 issue of Circulation.The study results could improve patients' surgical outcomes, wrote a team led by Daniel Choi, MD, of New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. "[Our study found that] prevalence and severity of coronary calcium from preexisting, preoperative, nongated chest CT imaging were associated with stepwise in...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Clinical News CT Source Type: news
FDA Issues Warning Over Ketamine Misuse, DEA Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert on the dangers of self-treating psychiatric disorders with unapproved compounded versions of ketamine and ketamine-based drugs whether modified or tailored for specific patient needs. In view of the anesthetic’s rising popularity as an…#fda #anesthesia #harvard #dea #hhs #poptika #shutterstock (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Problem of Operating Room Trash (And a Solution to Fix It)
(MedPage Today) --
Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, reflects on the quantity of waste produced by surgical operations and what can be done to address it.
Following is a partial transcript (note errors are possible):
Feinstein... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The effect of mobbing on the development of depression in anesthesia workers: a prospective, multicenter, observational study - Sener P, Onal O, Akpinar SE, Alt ınbaş K.
BACKGROUND: Mobbing in the workplace is a critical problem affecting healthcare workers' psychological health and performance. However, there is a lack of data on the relationship between mobbing and depression and a lack of regulations to create a decent ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Mindray Exhibiting at ANESTHESIOLOGY ® Annual Meeting - Booth 1026
Experience the latest perioperative innovations at ANESTHESIOLOGY® Annual Meeting at Mindray Booth 1026 MAHWAH, N.J., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mindray, a global developer of healthcare technologies and solutions for ultrasound, patient monitoring, and anesthesia, announced... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TDS FVT Source Type: news
ACR, others chide CMS for new guidelines related to No Surprises Act
The American College of Radiology (ACR), the Radiology Business Management Association (RMBA), and other medical societies have issued a joint statement criticizing new federal guidance related to the No Surprises Act.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 6 issued the new guidance in response to an August ruling that vacated several provisions of the existing No Surprises Act regulations. This was in the case of the Texas Medical Association v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (TMA III).In the announcement, the departments state that no additional guidance is expected to be pr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Administration Source Type: news
Patients' Perspectives on Anesthesia and Shared-decision Making Patients' Perspectives on Anesthesia and Shared-decision Making
The decision about which type of general anesthesia to administer is typically made without patient engagement. Would patients prefer shared decision making when it comes to their anesthetic care?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Comparing the anti-depressive effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) versus transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment of patients with depression - Chigareva O, Smirnova D, Astafeva D, Gradinar A, Izmailova O, Sheyfer M, Cumming P, Sack A, Gayduk AJ.
BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most effective treatments for depressive disorders. However, ECT has a number of limitations, such as significant side effects in the neurocognitive domain and the requirement for general anesthesia... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Nasal esketamine works better than alternative for treatment-resistant depression, study finds
A nasal spray version of esketamine was more effective for depression that is resistant to treatment than a more commonly used drug, research published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine found. Esketamine is a more potent form of ketamine, an anesthetic that doctors have used for…#spravato #africa #southamerica #michaelgrunebaum #newyorkcity #snri #seroquel #allanyoung #kingscollegelondon #amitanand (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jacksonville Beach Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Medication
FDA OCI, Katherine Jee Rankin, Jacksonville Beach, FL, R.N., pleaded guilty, tampering, injectable, hydromorphone, forge, anesthesia, record, addiction, taking, drugs, vials, saline, diluted, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 4, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Depression: The Case for Ketamine
Ketamine. For some people with treatment-resistant depression, this experimental therapy proved to be more than just life-changing —it was lifesaving. But how did a drug once used as a battlefield anesthetic evolve into esketamine, a treatment for major depressive illnesses? In this episode, we'll talk with Dr. Carlos Zarate Jr., who helped lay the groundwork for esketamine for treatment-resistant depression. We'll learn the history behind the development of esketamine, how it can help with depression, and what the future holds for this innovative line of clinical research. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news
Hypnosis in the OR: Are Anesthesiology Teams Interested? Hypnosis in the OR: Are Anesthesiology Teams Interested?
This study aimed to assess the perceptions and knowledge of the operating room staff regarding hypnosis.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
A case of subacute combined degeneration secondary to recreational whippet use - Rong J, Martinez J, Aiman A, Stadler J.
'Whippets' or nitrous oxide (N(2)O) abuse is a rare etiology of B12 deficiency and subacute combined degeneration (SCD). Often used in the medical field as an anesthetic, recreational use has rapidly increased given its euphoric effects. Easy accessibility... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
" Cha-Ching! " Lina Khan Attacks Private Equity in Health Care
Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. If you’d like to sign up to receive issues over email, you can do so here. Today I’m writing about how Lina Khan just filed a monopolization claim against a private equity firm for taking over the anesthesiology industry. This case is…#linakhan #twitter #google #antitrustdivision #ftc #republicans #usanesthesiapartners #usap #newyorkcity #welshcarson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
