Tag: Anesthesia
Black, Hispanic Race/Ethnicity Linked to Intraoperative Occult Hypoxemia
Prevalence of intraoperative occult hypoxemia in 92 to 100 percent Spo2 range higher in Black and Hispanic versus White patients
Providers, Patients Differ in Satisfaction With Anesthesia for Eye Surgery
Provider satisfaction is not a good predictor of patient satisfaction with anesthesia during ocular surgery
Racial Disparity Seen in Use of Epidural Blood Patches for Postdural Headaches
White patients more likely than Black, Hispanic, other race patients to receive patch sooner
Use of Injectable Local Anesthetics Up for Hip Fracture
Increasing use of injected local anesthetics may represent move away from opioid analgesia for hip fracture patients
AI-Based Scheduling May Help Reduce Physician Burnout
Increase in physician engagement scores seen in the first six months after implementation of the AI-based scheduling software
Physician-Led Anesthesia Model May Optimize GI Endoscopy Cases
In-room to scope-in time decreased for combined, upper, and lower GI endoscopy procedures with monitored anesthesia care
Gastric Emptying After Light Meal Delayed in Parturients
Parturients not receiving epidural analgesia have significantly lower rate of gastric emptying than those receiving epidural
No Justifiable Link Found Between Exposure to Epidural Analgesia and Autism
Retrospective cohort study conducted in Denmark shows exposure to epidural anesthesia not linked to ASD, while second study shows slightly increased risk
Significant Gender Pay Gap Persists in Anesthesiology
Women anesthesiologists receive an average of $32,600 less per year; gap exists even when adjusting for differences in age, hours worked, geographic practice region
Preop Isolation May Up Risk for Postop Pulmonary Complications
Pandemic-related preoperative isolation linked to higher rates of postoperative pulmonary complications following elective surgery
