Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one out of every 20 deaths per year.1 A stroke is a cerebrovascular event defined as…
Recovery after surgery can be a long and onerous process. It may include pain, fatigue and loss of functional capacity, and a patient may even require months of physical therapy…
Sex plays an important role in patients’ experience with the medical system and in their treatment by health professionals.1 Patients are treated differently based on their socially constructed genders and…
A locum service physician is a healthcare provider who serves as a temporary substitute for doctors who are vacationing, sick, attending conferences, or on leave for other reasons. In the…
As the 61 million adults of the Baby Boomer generation get older, policymakers will need to make social and financial decisions to avoid the feared “2030 problem” of depleted resources…
Advances in pediatric anesthesiology have greatly contributed to improved outcomes and survival in newborns and infants requiring surgical intervention. Newborn physiology is primarily characterized by a high metabolic rate, limited…
During an operation, ethical issues pertaining to the administration of anesthesia frequently emerge. Indeed, many concerns from the preoperative consultation have impacts on the intraoperative period. Furthermore, as anesthesia becomes…
As anesthesia transforms into perioperative medicine, anesthesiologists have fewer opportunities to consult with patients. Often, the patient will consult primarily with an operating doctor, who will then refer them to…
Operating rooms (ORs) require high-quality equipment to protect the safety of patients and to enable professionals to perform successful procedures.1 Every piece of equipment, including objects from autoclaves to waste…
In the U.S, healthcare spending has risen from 5 percent of the nation’s GDP in 1960 to 18 percent in 2018 (1). In other words, Americans spent $3.65 trillion on…
The American Medical Association (AMA) launched a new program in September of 2019 - the Practice Transformation Initiative - to bolster their attempts to research and combat physician burnout within…
Given the potential costs of anesthesiology, it is critical for both patients and providers alike to utilize delivery modalities that provide economically efficient administration of care without diminished quality. Although…