Medical Monitor
Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia Found to Fall Short as Quality Indicator in Trauma
Despite limited data on ventilator-acquired pneumonia in trauma patients, rates are reported to the trauma quality improvement program by all American College of Surgeons–verified trauma centers.
AUGUST 21, 2025
Machine Learning Can Predict Mortality, Respiratory Failure in Rib Fracture Patients
Machine learning–enabled risk models can accurately predict mortality and respiratory failure in patients admitted to the hospital with rib fractures.
AUGUST 19, 2025
New Guidelines Help Estimate Cardiac Risk From Noncardiac Procedures
Noncardiac surgery is a major stressor to the cardiovascular system, increasing risks for myocardial infarction, heart failure and arrhythmias among other effects.
JULY 15, 2025
Stopping GLP-1 Treatment 2 Weeks Before Surgery Reduces Anesthesia Complication Risk
Patients should stop using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists two weeks prior to a total joint arthroplasty to reduce the risk for anesthesia complications.
JULY 2, 2025
Xenon Gas Shows Promise in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease; Human Trials to Follow
Researchers are ready to move forward with plans for a trial of xenon gas in humans as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
JUNE 19, 2025
Know When to Hold, Continue Medications in the Perioperative Period
Physicians often opt to continue patients on medications during the perioperative period, as most medications do not interfere with anesthesia or surgery.
JUNE 10, 2025
Ascorbic Acid Reduces Hidden Blood Loss After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Adding ascorbic acid to tranexamic acid decreased total blood loss compared with tranexamic acid alone after total knee arthroplasty.
JUNE 3, 2025
1 in 5 Older Adults Develop Infections After Cardiac Surgery
One in 5 older adults develops an infection up to six months after cardiac surgery—especially women.
MAY 22, 2025
Algorithm Links Cerebral Autoregulation To Post-op Delirium in Cardiac Surgery
Increased time and area under the curve of blood pressure below the lower limit of autoregulation were associated with increased odds of postoperative delirium.
MAY 14, 2025
Experts Debate Utility of Angioembolization in Trauma, Hemorrhagic Emergencies
As a minimally invasive procedure that selectively occludes vessels supplying the bleeding source, angioembolization offers a promising alternative to open surgery in various trauma and hemorrhagic emergencies.
MAY 13, 2025
Study Outlines Incidence, Predictors of PE/DVT After Ambulatory Surgery
PHILADELPHIA—Although pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (PE/DVT) are relatively infrequent complications after ambulatory surgery, they are associated with high rates of mortality and hospital readmissions.
MAY 12, 2025
Two Studies Find Low Risk for Aspiration in Patients on GLP-1 Agonists
There is little evidence to show an increased risk for aspiration pneumonia in surgical patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 GLP-1 receptor agonists.
APRIL 30, 2025
