Anesthesiology
Playkit May Aid Children in Preparing for MRI
Preliminary findings show the mixed reality kit reduces anxiety
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
Health care workers frustrated that the draft recommendation does not specify what kind of mask should be worn
Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
Health care workers worry whether the guidelines are protecting a hospital's bottom line rather than worker health
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 13 to 17
ASA: Studies Present Solutions for Preventing Blood Loss After Cesarean
CaCl infusion reduces quantitative blood loss after C-section, and uterine tone score can predict outcomes, including bleeding
ASA: Women More Likely Than Men to Develop Depression After TBI
Meta-analysis of nine studies with 691,364 participants shows women more likely to develop depression after traumatic brain injury
ASA: Deep Learning Model Can Improve Pain Assessment
Model performed with accuracy of 88 percent for Critical Care Pain Observation Tool, 66 percent for visual analog scale
Affording Health Care Now a Struggle for Half of Americans: Poll
More than half delayed or skipped care because of concerns about costs
Health Care Workers Reported More Days of Poor Mental Health in 2022
2018 to 2022 saw increase in days of poor mental health and in percentage reporting feeling burnout very often
Ketamine No Better Than Placebo for Depression
Intravenous ketamine delivered during surgical anesthesia has no greater effect than placebo in reducing severity of depression
