Patients with peripheral nerve injuries are less likely to completely recover after total knee arthroplasty if they received peripheral nerve blockade, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.
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Here is the current list (as of Feb. 9, 2011) of posterior chamber (P-C) and anterior chamber (A-C) intraocular lenses recognized by CMS.
The management of Lakes Surgery Center in West Bloomfield, Mich., assigns staff members to different performance improvement program teams focusing on critical patient safety issues. One such team is assigned to hand hygiene.
Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have conducted a study that suggests lack of sleep can amount to a higher risk of colorectal adenomas or polyps, which can later lead to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a document to help healthcare providers, including ambulatory surgery centers, conduct proper surveillance of surgical site infections.
Kamalesh Patel, MD, a gastroenterologist from Bland, Va., will be opening a new medical practice in Bland by March, according to a SWVA Today news report.
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation is calling on government entities to become more involved in standards development of medical devices, according to an AAMI news release.
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced legislation today that would provide the Food and Drug Administration with key tools to help address and prevent shortages of prescription drug medications, according to a news release from Sen.…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new medical device innovation initiative, the Innovation Pathway, a priority review program for new, breakthrough medical devices, according to an FDA news release.
While more ambulatory surgery centers are moving away from communicating with patients through paper and gravitating toward electronic tools such as e-mail as a means of corresponding with patients prior to surgery or as a way to obtain patient satisfaction…