Aesculap, a B. Braun Company, recently organized a symposia on laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in India, according to an Express Healthcare report.
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Publicly-funded Harris County Hospital District in Houston plans to build outpatient clinics and ambulatory surgery centers in lieu of adding hospital beds, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York has selected SIS Anesthesia as its anesthesia documentation solution, according to a news release.
Only one-third of anesthesiologists measure oxygen flow throughout the patient's body during high-risk surgery, even though heart function can significantly affect recovery, according to a survey by researchers in Amsterdam, reported in HealthDay News.
Patients' expectations about analgesia and hyperalgesia can alter the efficacy of an opioid and lead to neurologic changes in the brain regions associated with evaluating pain intensity, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.
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In the May 24 issue of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Daily Digest Bulletin, the agency published an article titled, "What You Should Know About the GEMs," according to an AAPC report.
A review of emergency department audiotapes suggests ED patients' verbal post-discharge instructions are often inadequate and physicians sometimes fail to confirm patients' understanding of their instructions, according to a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
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