Editor's Note This study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, finds no significant improvements over the last decade in postoperative outcomes in women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. This retrospective cohort study included 1,297,204 (317,716 were women) patients who had primary CABG surgery between…

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Editor's Note A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that in people over 50 years of age, not being able to balance on one foot for 10 seconds was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality within the next 10 years, the February 24 cnbc.com…

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Editor's Note This study by researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, finds that preoperative surgeon intuition is an independent predictor of postoperative complications, but it isn’t as strong as the predictive power of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP)…

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Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 22 updated the Class I recall of GE HealthCare’s Nuclear Medicine 600/800 Series systems. The recall was initiated by GE HealthCare after identifying an issue with two mechanisms that prevent uncontrolled detector movement—a risk that the ball screw, which serves…

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Editor's Note The Joint Commission, on February 22, announced that it had approved new and revised requirements for hospitals and critical access hospitals in the Patient Blood Management certification program. The program is a voluntary 2-year certification based on the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies Standards for…

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Takeaways Gun-related violence is an increasing threat in healthcare settings, including perianesthesia departments and ASCs. Small hospitals and ACS are not immune to active shooter events. New requirements from The Joint Commission require planning and preparation for active shooter events. Elizabeth Dalton, BSN, RN, will never forget the day her…

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Editor's Note The Texas Board of Nursing has charged 23 nurses with “fraudulently obtaining educational credentials” as part of a national scheme involving thousands of fraudulent nursing degrees, the February 20 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. The nursing students paid thousands of dollars to the individuals running the scheme and are…

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Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 16 identified the recall by Philips Respironics of certain reworked Trilogy 100, Trilogy 200, and Garbin Plus ventilators as Class I, the most serious. The recall was initiated because of the potential for silicone foam adhesive failure and residual polyester-based…

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Editor's Note This study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, finds that cardiopulmonary, financial, and functional problems were highly prevalent in patients at 6 months after COVID-19 hospitalization.  This analysis includes a national US cohort of 825 adults discharged from 44 hospitals after COVID-19…

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Editor's Note North American Partners in Anesthesia’s (NAPA) Anesthesia Risk Alerts (ARA) program provides anesthesia clinicians with novel mitigation strategies to better manage five high-risk scenarios in the perioperative setting.  Implemented in April 2019, NAPA’s nationwide healthcare partners have achieved 95% compliance screening for the scenarios and have performed secondary…

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