hospital length of stay
Cannabis Use Increases Ketamine Requirements and Hospital Stay
Researchers found in a study that people who use cannabis had higher intraoperative ketamine requirements and ...
MARCH 28, 2022
Cutting Hospital Stay May Increase Complications
Focusing on shortening patients’ length of stay following surgery may result in increased rates of ...
JANUARY 27, 2022
Benefit of Epidurals for Hernia Surgery Questioned
Surgeons questioned the value of perioperative epidural analgesia in patients undergoing ventral hernia repair.
MAY 14, 2017
Johns Hopkins to Help Implement ERAS Protocols in 750 U.S. Hospitals
The Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality has been awarded nearly $4 million to improve ...
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Critical Care Patients Benefit From Restrictive Transfusion Strategy
The restrictive transfusion strategy resulted in significantly reduced 30-day mortality compared with a liberal ...
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Predictors of Post–PACU Analgesic Use In Children Following Outpatient Surgery Identified
More than one-third of children require at least one form of PACU analgesic after outpatient surgery, according to ...
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Local Infiltration Analgesia for TKA Cuts Recovery Times, Hospital LOS
Preoperative ultrasound-guided infiltration analgesia with liposomal bupivacaine is a safe, effective technique ...
JUNE 16, 2016
Liposomal Bupivacaine After TKA Reduces Hospital Stay
Patients receiving liposomal bupivacaine injection after total knee arthroplasty spent less time in the hospital ...
MAY 11, 2016
The Path to Patient-Centered Care
Enhanced recovery after surgery pathways have been shown to improve clinical outcomes, reduce hospital length of ...
MARCH 28, 2016
Preop Evaluation Clinics Reduce Readmission Rates and Hospital Stays
Researchers at New York University School of Medicine have now found that patients who attend the Preoperative ...
MARCH 23, 2016
Simple Frailty Assessment for Fragile Aortic Valve Surgery Patients Predicts Morbidity, Mortality and Hospital LOS
Frailty can be easily assessed in aortic valve surgery patients using variables that are typically at the behest of ...
MARCH 17, 2016
