Articles Tagged With: anesthesiology
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Anesthesiologists Call on Patients to Stop Taking Trendy Drug Before Surgery
Patients using a popular type 2 diabetes medication to lose weight might experience complications during elective procedures.
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Anesthesiology Departments on Average Charge More Than 20 Times Their Costs
Hospitals on average charged more than 20 times their own costs in 2013 in their anesthesiology departments, as well as their CT scan departments, which suggests that hospitals strategically use chargemaster markups to maximize revenue, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University.
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When It Comes to Anxiety, Words Beat Pills
Anxious patients heading into surgery often receive medication to ease their fears, but a few calming words from their physicians might be more effective medicine.