Posted by: admin on: August 12, 2011
CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton, who conducted a year of obesity surgery research in her career, said on “The Early Show” she’s not surprised by the new guidelines. She explained, “(The guidelines) have to do with the criteria under which patients are eligible for obesity surgery. In the past, if patients needed to […]
Posted by: admin on: August 3, 2011
The decision to move patients to and from a surgical position manually or using assisted technology should be based on their weight and the surgical position, according to a study published in the April issue of the AORN Journal. The decision to move patients to and from a surgical position manually or using assisted technology […]
Posted by: admin on: July 14, 2011
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists have updated their 2007 blood conservation clinical practice guidelines Updated Topics 1.Preoperative management of dual anti-platelet treatment 2.Pharmacotherapy to increase red blood cell volume or to reduce blood loss 3.Use of blood derivatives, eg, fresh frozen plasma, factor XIII, leukoreduced red blood cells, platelet […]