Protocolized Handover Process Sustainable for Reducing Errors
Improved handover process is sustainable for children being transferred to ICU after cardiac sx
Physicians Respond to New CDC Opioid Guidelines
Mainly supportive of guidelines, but concerns include lack of evidence underlying recommendations
AANA: Men Should Avoid Erectile Dysfunction Meds Prior to Surgery
Anesthesia professionals need to ask patients about these medications
FDA: Most Powdered Medical Gloves Should Be Banned in U.S.
Side effects include airway and wound inflammation, agency says
Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines
Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
Significant Changes in Liver Blood Flow With Prone Positioning
Change from supine to prone position linked to decrease in hepatic blood flow, cardiac output
Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015
Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
Meditation-Induced Analgesia Not Mediated by Endogenous Opioids
Infusion of opioid antagonist naloxone does not reverse mindfulness-induced analgesia
Some Similarities in Expectations for Pain Patients, Physicians
Patients' expectations focus on pain relief, education on cause of pain, definitive diagnosis
Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care
In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
