Search Tag: surgical patients
2024 25 Apr
The treatment of critically ill and perioperative patients often involves targeting blood pressure as a cornerstone of haemodynamic management. Current guidelines suggest maintaining high blood pressure targets for these patients based on observational studies linking hypotensive events to adverse outcomes. However, these recommendations are not based...Read more
2022 04 Nov
A recent study shows that telemedicine helped to lower the rates of no-shows among surgical patients. The study revealed that surgical patients who used telemedicine were more likely to present themselves to their initial clinic appointment or follow-up visit during the post-surgery period, compared to those who did not use telemedicine at...Read more
2014 30 Dec
Surgical care plays a major role in the rising cost of hospital care in the United States, representing nearly 30 percent of total healthcare expenditures. New research shows that hospital expenditures and the mortality risks associated with three common procedures can be significantly reduced when the surgeries are planned in advance instead of being...Read more
2014 16 Dec
Two new studies published in Anesthesiology shed new light on the prevalence of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO), the two leading causes of blood transfusion-related deaths in the United States. Researchers report that postoperative TRALI is significantly underreported and...Read more