Sex-specific biomarker thresholds for perioperative myocardial injury may be able to address gender disparities in outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a recent study published...Read More »
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, a Louisiana-based hospital, has adopted an AI-driven sepsis diagnostic testing system called IntelliSep, which gained Food and Drug Administration approval in January 2023. The hospital has generated positive results thus far including a reduced cost...Read More »
Q: We had a physician document metabolic encephalopathy on a post-operative patient who was sedated on a vent. Prior to the surgery, the patient was alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event. Post-extubation one day later, they were alert and oriented to person, place,...Read More »