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Safety and Quality Ratings for ASCs
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), modern healthcare facilities focused on providing same-day surgical care (including preventive and diagnostic proce
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Sequencing to Identify Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility
Once labeled a “hidden killer,” malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a genetic skeletal muscle disorder that manifests as a hypermetabolic reaction in respo
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Increased Mortality After Surgical Complications
Every year, more than 230 million major surgeries occur [1]. Perioperative complications can be common, with major complications potentially occurring
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Impact of COVID-19 on Cognition
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reports began emerging of individuals who had recovered from infection but struggled with ongoing difficulties with me
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How Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Works
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a series of lifesaving actions to maintain breathing and blood flow in a person who experiences cardiac or resp
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Convective Warming During Surgery
Proper preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative warming of patients is critical for reducing incidences of perioperative hypothermia, defined a
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Total Intravenous Anesthesia
Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) is anesthesia administered entirely through an IV. Though TIVA is considered a form of general anesthesia, it diff
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Autoimmune Reaction With COVID-19
Over a year after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, much remains to be elucidated about how the human body responds to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Som
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Spirituality in Medicine
Spirituality is an important part of medical care that many patients desire. Patients facing major illnesses or injuries are frequently in once-in-a-l
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