Effect perioperative ß-blockade with increasing patient age
Editor's Note No difference was found in the effect of perioperative ß-blockade (metoprolol continuous release 200 mg for 30 days) versus placebo on postoperative outcomes between older and younger patients in this study (POISE [perioperative ischemia evaluation] trial). In this analysis of 8,351 patients from 190 centers in 23 countries,…
FDA: Premier Pharmacy Labs recalls certain sterile injectable products
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 12 announced the recall by Premier Pharmacy Labs (Weeki Wachee, Florida) of certain lots of sterile injectable products because of a potential lack of sterility assurance. The products include morphine sulfate (2 mg/mL and 3 mg/mL), hydromorphone HCL 1 mg/mL,…
Effectiveness of video vs live observation in improving OR teamwork
Editor's Note Video observation was not be as effective as evaluating live performance in promoting OR teamwork in this study. A total of 1,410 briefs were analyzed−325 live observations and 1,085 videos−and 1,398 debriefs were evaluated−166 live and 1,232 video. For briefs, there was greater compliance with live observation than…
Joint Commission releases 2017 top 5 most challenging requirements
Editor's Note The Joint Commission on April 11 released the top 5 requirements identified most frequently as “not compliant” during surveys and reviews that took place from January 1 to December 31, 2017. New to the table is data on Perinatal Care Certification. The top 5 for Hospital Accreditation are:…
FDA: Recall of Acrodose Plus and PL systems by Haemonetics
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 13 announced the recall by Haemonetics (Braintree, Massachusetts) of certain lots of its Acrodose Plus and PL Systems because the company has received reports of low pH readings for platelets stored in CLX HP bags. In some instances the drop…
Hysterectomy complication rates after FDA warning against power morcellation
Editor's Note In this study, 30-day complications rates increased after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned against the use of power morcellation in women undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynecologic indications. In a cohort of 75,487 women who had hysterectomies, statistically and clinically significant increases in major (1.9% to 2.4%)…
FDA: System 83 Plus AERs complete validation testing
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 10 notified healthcare facilities that Custom Ultrasonics (Ivyland, Pennsylvania) has completed validation testing of the System 83 Plus (ie, System 83 Plus, System 83 Plus 2, and System 83 Plus 9) automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) with specific duodenoscopes. The FDA…
Effect of anesthetic technique on mortality, morbidity after hip fracture repair
Editor's Note Spinal anesthesia was associated with lower mortality and morbidity rates after hip fracture repair than general anesthesia in this study that will be presented Saturday April 19 at the 2018 World Congress on Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine in New York City. In this analysis of 2,591 patients,…
ECRI Institute announces new Culture of Safety Assessment for Health IT Companies
Editor's Note The ECRI Institute and the Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety (ie, a multistakeholder collaborative convened and operated by the ECRI Institute) announced April 10 the new INsight® Culture of Safety Assessment for Health IT Companies. The new program allows health IT developers to assess safety culture with…
Predictors of postop pain in spine surgery patients
Editor's Note The use of nonopioid analgesics intraoperatively was one of eight factors found to predict postoperative pain in the first 24 hours after spine surgery, finds this study that will be presented Saturday April 21 at the 2018 World Congress on Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine in New York…
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