Anesthesiology
News and case studies for anesthesiologists
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Read ArticleDelay in recognizing intraoperative complications
A 58-year-old woman came to an orthopedic surgeon reporting unrelenting back pain and radiculopathy into her right leg. The patient described the pain as 10 out of 10.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2019 Anesthesiology
Negligently prescribing pain medication; Guidelines for the release of medical records
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Failure to timely intubate patient
A 58-year-old man came to Neurosurgeon A for treatment of neck pain with radiation to his arms. The patient had a history of hypertension and diabetes.
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Failure to protect patient’s airway
A 41-year-old man came to the emergency room on August 21 with severe abdominal pain for 5 days, vomiting, nausea, and inability to eat.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2018 Anesthesiology
Failure to timely intubate patient; Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids and other drugs
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Read FlipbookReporter 2017 Anesthesiology
Failure to protect the airway; HIPAA and patient privacy
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Failure to properly manage resuscitation efforts
An 8-year-old girl with a history of a congenital bicuspid aortic valve and aortic stenosis was in need of restorative dental work for dental decay/cavities.
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Failure to order chest x-ray
A 68-year-old woman residing at an assisted living facility was having syncopal episodes that resulted in falls with minor head trauma.
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Vision loss following surgery
A 41-year-old woman was referred to an orthopedic surgeon. She had a history of progressive lumbar scoliosis secondary to spasticity from congenital diastematomyelia.
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Texas Medical Disclosure Panel Enacts Change to Anesthesia Informed Consent Form
Overview of the recent change to its informed consent form for anesthesia and/or perioperative pain management (analgesia).
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Read FlipbookReporter 2016 Anesthesiology
Failure to properly manage high-risk patient; Law enforcement exceptions to HIPAA
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Read FlipbookReporter 2015 Anesthesiology
Failure to make a timely diagnosis; Dos and Don'ts of Renewing Your Texas Medical License
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Read FlipbookReporter 2014 Anesthesiology
Failure to order chest x-ray; Online reputation management for physicians
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Read FlipbookReporter 2013 Anesthesiology
Vision loss following surgery; TMLT adds employment practices liability coverage to all policies
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Failure to Intubate and Prevent Aspiration
A 52-year-old man fell from a tree and fractured his ankle. His family brought him to the emergency department of a local hospital at 8:30 p.m.
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Sleep Apnea and Surgical Complications
Brief overview of sleep apnea, two closed claim studies that feature it, and ways to reduce liability when treating sleep apnea patients.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2012 Anesthesiology
Failure to adequately assess patient; Introducing Trust Rewards; TMLT adds cyber liability coverage to all policies
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Diagnostic Errors
Case study and current research on the prevalence of diagnostic errors, common causes, and ways to prevent these types of errors.
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Read FlipbookReporter 2011 Anesthesiology
Failure to monitor patient during outpatient surgery; Highlighting HIPAA and HITECH — changes enacted to privacy rules
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TMB rules you may not know but should, Part 2
Discussion of more challenging TMB rules: new death certificate requirements, standing delegation rules, and office-based anesthesia rules.
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