General Surgery Experts & Viewpoints

Adverse Events in the Hospital Setting: How Safe Is Your Operating Room? Commentary on a study on in-hospital adverse events, published June 2008 in Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Commentary, August 2008
When Is the Optimal Time to Administer Antibiotics Prior to Surgery? Commentary on a study on the timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, published June 2008 in the Annals of Surgery.
Commentary, August 2008
Nurses Journal Scan, July 2008 Many important topics are covered this month including sleep apnea, suicide in the elderly, massage in osteoarthritis, advanced practice nursing, and burnout and staffing in perioperative nurses.
Commentary, August 2008
Which Diet is Best? Have the Behaviorists Failed Us? In his video blog, Dr. Black discusses the recent New England Journal of Medicine comparison of diets -- and makes several important observations about what this means for clinicians, going forward.
Commentary, August 2008
Why Should I Report an Adverse Drug Event? Individual clinicians can play a vital role in detecting potentially serious adverse drug events -- and the safety of our drug supply depends on them.
Expert Column, August 2008
P-4-P? How about P-B4-P? A new twist on a popular new language by Bob Morrow, MD, in his latest video blog for the "Transparent Practice" series.
Commentary, August 2008
CMV Reactivation in ICU Patients; Mobility Protocol for Ventilated Patients Dr. Shorr discusses 2 studies: (1) CMV reactivation's association with hospitalization in immunocompetent ICU patients; (2) impact of a physical therapy protocol in mechanically ventilated patients.
Commentary, August 2008
Can Pharmacists Improve the Accuracy of Medication Histories? Physicians may be missing important pieces of a patient's medication history at hospital admission.
Commentary, August 2008
Recurrence After Groin Hernia Repair -- Does Volume Count? Commentary on a study on whether volume affects recurrence after hernia repair, published April 26, 2008 in the British Medical Journal.
Commentary, August 2008
What's the Impact of Air Bags After Trauma? Commentary on a study on the impact of air bags on trauma, published May 2008 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Commentary, August 2008

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Which Diet is Best? Have the Behaviorists Failed Us? In his video blog, Dr. Black discusses the recent New England Journal of Medicine comparison of diets -- and makes several important observations about what this means for clinicians, going forward.
Commentary, August 2008

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