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Doctors and Social Media: Benefits and Dangers
Doctors use Facebook as well as physician community sites for clinical information and medical opinions. There are benefits and dangers to watch for.
Article, November 9, 2009
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Physicians Are Talking About: A Death Foretold
Would you operate on a patient who experienced a premonition of death? Is this a contraindication surgery? Medscape Physician Connect members discuss whether to ignore or heed premonitions.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 4, 2009
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Epidemiology and Outcome of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in Elderly Critically Ill Patients: A Comparison Between Middle-Aged, Old, And Very Old Patients
Investigators evaluated the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infection in elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Journal Article, November 2, 2009
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Left Lateral Segmentectomy
A comparison of laparoscopic versus open left lateral segmentectomy of the liver found similar morbidity rates for both procedures and a reduced postoperative opiate need in laparoscopic patients.
Journal Article, October 29, 2009
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Shared Decision-Making in Cross-cultural Encounters
In the setting of cross-cultural medical encounters, the importance of open, patient-centered communication is heightened as the risk for misunderstanding is increased.
Journal Article, October 29, 2009
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Physicians Are Talking About: Is It Worth Getting the H1N1 Vaccine?
Are you getting vaccinated against the swine flu? Medscape Physician Connect members debate their reasons for and reservations against receiving the vaccine.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 28, 2009
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Anaesthesia for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery
This article discusses the history and utilization of the most commonly used system, the da Vinci robotic manipulator, and the anesthetic implications of its use for robot-assisted prostatectomy.
Journal Article, October 28, 2009
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Must You Still Practice Defensive Medicine to Avert a Malpractice Lawsuit?
Doctors feel pressure to lower healthcare costs, but the threat of malpractice lawsuit remains, and doctors continue to order tests to protect themselves in the event of a lawsuit.
Article, October 27, 2009
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Physicians Are Talking About: How to Deliver Bad News
How can doctors improve on the way that they deliver bad news?
Experts And Viewpoints, October 23, 2009
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What Is the Best Way to Manage Vertebral Fracture Pain?
A study compared vertebroplasty with a sham procedure and measured patients' reported pain and pain-related disability.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 22, 2009
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Wastage of Supplies and Drugs in the Operating Room
What is known about waste generation in the hospital and the operating room? What are various waste management strategies?
Article, October 21, 2009
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Cervical Cord Injury and Critical Care
This article reviews the pulmonary complications of SCI; discusses cardiovascular, GI, and metabolic considerations; and presents critical care support and management in affected patients.
Journal Article, October 21, 2009
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Chest Compression and/or Epinephrine at Birth For Preterm Infants less than 32 Weeks Gestational Age: Matched Cohort Study of Neonatal Outcomes
More data to assist with difficult decisions about aggressive delivery room resuscitation in very low birth weight infants.
Journal Article, October 21, 2009
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Endoscopist-Directed Administration of Propofol: A Worldwide Safety Experience
This article focuses on updating the safety experience of endoscopist-directed propofol sedation and estimating the cost of using anesthesia specialists for endoscopic sedation.
Journal Article, October 20, 2009
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Physicians Are Talking About: Money, the Least of What Physicians Want
Should physicians have the discretion to withhold treatment if patients have not paid their medical bills?
Experts And Viewpoints, October 20, 2009
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American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2009 Annual Meeting
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Conference Coverage, October 16, 2009
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Use of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Improve The Quality of Central Venous Catheter Placement in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
To decrease the rate of complications from too many needle passes, simulation-based mastery learning on CVC insertion skill was assessed.
Journal Article, October 15, 2009
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Spinal Cord Stimulation and Its Anaesthetic Implications
This article focuses on spinal cord stimulation and how it may be used in the management of chronic pain.
Journal Article, October 15, 2009
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Medical Tourism -- An Expert Interview With Michael Horowitz, MD, MBA
Find out what to tell patients about offshore medical care.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 14, 2009
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Endoscopic Component Separation Technique - A Minimally Invasive Functional Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Review these video clips that demonstrate the component separation technique performed laparoscopically, which minimizes the wound complication and associated morbidity with the open technique.
Article, October 12, 2009
