Brain wave monitors fail to prevent anesthesia awareness
A large independent study finds leading brain wave monitors do not outperform older gas-analysis methods in preventing awareness during surgery. Two patients in each group reported awareness with pain. cases showed monitors sometimes missed and sometimes flagged issues. The study, from Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, appears in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Pet linked MRSA transmission between woman and cat reported
A German woman with recurrent MRSA infections was helped after her cat was treated, suggesting possible transmission between pet and owner. Swabs showed the husband and two children carried MRSA but were not infected. the woman cleared after the cat’s treatment. Experts urge hygiene after handling animals.
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Neil Fishman
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