Archive for October 13th, 2011
W.H.O. Safe Surgery Saves Lives Checklist
Posted by: admin on: October 13, 2011
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. As well as publishing hand hygiene guidelines the WHO recently published the “Surgical Safety” checklist trial. Published by the New England Journal of Medicine in 2009 it was a multicenter trial which demonstrated a decrease in mortality […]
Should the FDA have rejected Contrave?
Posted by: admin on: October 13, 2011
by Daniel J. Carlat, MD Recently, the FDA has rejected another anti-obesity drug, Contrave, because of concerns that it might cause heart attacks in patients who take it for years. FDA’s excessive caution was motivated by its experience having been burned by the Fen-Phen fiasco. This was a weight loss drug widely prescribed in the […]
Recent MI Increases Risks of Surgery
Posted by: admin on: October 13, 2011
A recent heart attack remains a significant risk factor for complications and death after major surgery, despite advances in clinical management, researchers reported. But the risk of a postoperative MI or death decreased substantially as the time between the first MI and the surgery increased, according to Christian de Virgilio, MD, of the Los Angeles […]
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