Healthcare-Associated Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that occur in the process of patients receiving care. (If the infection occurs at a hospital, it is also called a nosocomial infection) (Bardi et al, 2021). The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) tracks...
Anesthesia Considerations for Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality among both men and women [1]. Gastrointestinal tumor excision is the most common form of treatment among patients with this condition [1]. However, several studies indicate that the stress of...
Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2020
Since the late 1990s, when healthcare providers began to freely prescribe opioids before the drugs were demonstrated to have a highly addictive nature, ubiquitous abuse and diversion of these medications have been continuously fueling the ongoing opioid epidemic (1)....
Dexamethasone and Surgical Site Infection
Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid administered before surgery to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). One of the most common complaints after surgery, roughly one in three patients suffer from PONV after undergoing general anesthesia [1], with...
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