risk factors
Identifying Risk Factors for Peri-op Anaphylaxis Mortality
New York—Through the identification of specific risk factors the mortality rate in perioperative anaphylaxis ...
JUNE 15, 2020
General Anesthesia Linked to Postoperative Delirium in TKR Patients
Anesthesia type is a significant predictor of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing unilateral TKA.
JUNE 1, 2017
Quality Improvement Program Reduces Respiratory-Related Events
Acute respiratory compromise events can be deadly on inpatient hospital wards, but closed claims analyses suggest ...
APRIL 17, 2017
What Are Surgical Mortality Risks in Relatively Healthy ASA I and II Patients?
Surgical mortality in a relatively healthy (ASA I and II) patient population is decreasing across the ...
APRIL 11, 2017
No Bleeding Risk With Tranexamic Acid for Coronary Artery Surgery During First Post-op Month
Any questions regarding the safety of tranexamic acid in patients undergoing cardiac surgery seem to have been put ...
APRIL 7, 2017
Hypotension During Bypass Increases Adverse Effects
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers have found that hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass is ...
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Optimize Patient Before Intubation to Reduce ICU Complications
Oxygenation and hemodynamic stabilization before intubation could help reduce complications for patients in the ...
JANUARY 18, 2017
Complication Rate of TEE in Cardiac Surgery Identified, as Are Risk Factors for Complications
Vancouver, British Columbia—The standard of care in cardiac surgery, intraoperative transesophageal ...
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Risk for Peri-op Complications In Peds Stratified by ASA Physical Status
Pediatric patients with an ASA physical status classification of at least III are at risk for postoperative ...
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Risk Factors Differ for Acute Versus Chronic Pain In Patients After Breast Cancer Surgery
While acute pain immediately after surgery correlated with surgical injury, chronic postmastectomy pain showed no ...
OCTOBER 28, 2016
Hospital—Not Neighborhood—Characteristics Have Greatest Effect on Maternal Morbidity
An analysis of labor and delivery data in the state of New York has revealed that hospital—but not ...
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Creating a Safe Workplace Despite Hazardous Drug Risk
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that 8 million health care workers are ...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
