Background: As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is implemented and many uninsured become insured, rates of underinsurance may persist or increase. This study was designed to estimate the rate of underinsurance in primary care safety net clinics serving low income, multiethnic populations in New Mexico.
Methods: Data were collected from 2 primary care clinics in an urban setting during a 2-week period in 2011 and 2012.
Purpose: This study tested the hypothesis that the antiemetic effects of a combination of ondansetron and propofol were superior to propofol alone in children undergoing tonsillectomy surgery.
Methods: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study design was employed. Young children underwent mask induction with halothane, nitrous oxide and oxygen and then had i.