The Cover of Anesthesiology JournalFeatured Manuscript From Dr. Guy Weinberg’s Lab Graces Cover of September Issue Of Anesthesiology
August 26, 2009
The cover of the September issue of Anesthesiology highlights another investigation from Dr. Guy Weinberg’s prolific lab. The article, first-authored by resident Dr. David Hiller, examines the role of epinephrine in lipid emulsion resuscitation of local anesthetic-induced cardiac toxicity. Titled Epinephrine Impairs Lipid Resuscitation from Bupivacaine Overdose: A Threshold Effect, by Hiller, David B.; Gregorio, Guido Di; Ripper, Richard; Kelly, Kemba; Massad, Malek; Edelman, Lucas; Edelman, Guy; Feinstein, Douglas L.; Weinberg, Guy L., it is accompanied by an editorial titled Bupivacaine-induced Cardiac Arrest: Fat Is Good-Is Epinephrine Really Bad?
UIC Patient Safety Program Featured In Today’s Wall Street Journal
August 25, 2009
An article, Turning Medical Errors to Good Use http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204884404574363043088675838.html and a blog post, Pitching Patient Safety and Hospital Transparency on YouTube http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/08/24/pitching-patient-safety-and-hospital-transparency-on-youtube/ appear in today’s Wall Street Journal, highlighting the innovative patient safety and full disclosure programs developed by department faculty members Dr. Tim McDonald and Dr. David Mayer.
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