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Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2020

Sep 7, 2021

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

Aug 2, 2021

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...

Perioperative Adherence to CPAP in Sleep Apnea Patients

Jul 6, 2021

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by recurrent interruptions (apnea) or reductions (hypopnea) of flow in the airway [1,2]. The prevalence of OSA is estimated to be between 3 and 7% in the general population and at...

Considerations for Recovered Covid-19 Patients Undergoing Surgery

Jun 7, 2021

At least 28 million elective operations were delayed during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic [1]. Over the course of the pandemic, the number of patients requiring surgery after a previous COVID-19 diagnosis has only continued to increase [1]....