Current Data on Minimalist TAVR Care Pathways and Future Research Directions
In June 2022, researchers from Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery summarized current data for a minimalist TAVR approach and what future studies need to focus on to optimize TAVR care. The full manuscript by Mariem A. Sawan, Avery E. Calhoun, Kendra J. Grubb,…
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Overcoming Complications of Cardiovascular Prevention in Diabetic Patients Through Aspirin
In March 2022, researchers from Université de Montréal (Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine), Montreal Heart Institute (Department of Medicine and Research Center), and the Institut de Recherche Clinique de Montréal completed a review on the use of aspirin in patients with diabetes and its effect to prevent cardiovascular diseases. The complete manuscript by Mélina Del Bianco-Rondeau,…
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Updated Guidelines on The Perioperative Management of Diabetes
In January 2022, The Royal London Hospital clinicians provided guidance on perioperative management of diabetes to reduce postoperative complications. The complete manuscript by Bonnie Grant and Tahseen A. Chowdhury can be found in Clinical Medicine. Its summary is described below. Surgical intervention is more likely in those with diabetes than those without it. In addition,…
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Factors Affecting the Desire for Disaster Preparedness Training in Healthcare Workers
In February 2022, researchers from the Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center within the US Department of Veterans Affairs assessed the desire of healthcare workers for additional workforce preparedness training and the factors that affect this desire. The complete manuscript by Michelle D. Balut, Claudia Der-Martirosian, and Aram Dobalian can be found in Southern Medical Journal. The…
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Healthcare Prioritarianism During the Pandemic
In January 2021, a researcher from the University of Southern Denmark, Department for the Study of Culture, discussed prioritarianism in terms of healthcare, with a particular focus on how the pandemic has shaped these views. The full article by Lasse Nielsen can be found in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Their findings are detailed below. Prioritarianism…
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The COVID-19 Impact on Cardiac Surgical Volume and Hospital Revenue
In April 2022, practitioners from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery delved further into the observed impact of COVID-19 on the number of cardiac surgeries, the financial burden, and what can be expected as institutions work on recovering. The full manuscript, written by Edgar…
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Anesthetic Gases in Cardiac Surgery, A Systemic Review
Isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane are volatile anesthetic agents used to induce and maintain general anesthesia. In cardiac surgery, inhaled anesthetics have an additional use case in providing strong cardioprotective properties during myocardial ischemia. The use of volatile agents at a minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of 0.5 to 2.0 during cardiac surgery results in fewer individuals…
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Challenges Facing Women Healthcare Workers in Their Professional Growth
Despite actively striving to be promoted, women healthcare workers remain underrepresented in management and leadership roles. Women are underrepresented across the healthcare industry. This underrepresentation has been a trend for years, but it will not change without action. The industry is facing fierce competition, particularly from within the insurance sector. Technological advances are shifting the…
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Using prediction polling to harness collective intelligence for disease forecasting
During infectious disease epidemics, public health workers require an early warning, situational awareness, and predictive information. Sentinel surveillance, laboratory reporting, and case identification are all traditional methods of infectious disease surveillance that provide crucial information for outbreak response, management, and decision-making. However, real-time and predictive outbreak data is frequently lacking, making it difficult for practitioners…
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Educational psychology of medical training
Medical training has high stakes, sometimes higher than other forms of training. It involves working with a very complex subject matter and having to make life and death calls. It is important to provide an education that takes into account the needs of the learner to offer good outcomes. Here is where educational psychology might…
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Decision making of lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented challenge to the lifestyle of people, public health. The impact is felt in finance, business, travel, tourism, education, and other sectors of the company. People have been cautious, and that is why they introduced the lockdowns. However, there is a need to make predictions on different factors…
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of extended ECMO duration in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the United States
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a serious and sometimes fatal congenital diaphragmatic abnormality. The abdominal contents migrate into the pleural cavity, and the deficiency is accompanied by a range of lung and pulmonary vascular bed maldevelopment. Advanced life-support methods, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), are frequently required in patients with increasingly severe diseases. According…
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