Case presentation:A 55-year-old ASA 1 man presented for lumbar laminectomy. He was asymptomatic and had not been tested for coronavirus. The general anesthesia and recovery were uneventful; therefore, the patient was discharged home. The patient returned on POD 3 with septic shock and was admitted to the ICU immediately. Due to his presenting symptoms, the patient was treated as…
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Complex Information for Anesthesiologists Presented Quickly and ClearlyICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator.Infographic created by Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and James P. Rathmell, Brigham…
AbstractBackground. Anesthesia is integral to improving surgical care in low-resource settings. Anesthesia providers who work in these areas should be familiar with the particularities associated…
In this single-center, randomized controlled clinical trial, patients received a combination of at least two drugs including ketamine, lidocaine, clonidine, and magnesium sulfate without opioids…
The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System was introduced in 2017 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the primary U.S. public insurer.1 The Merit-Based Incentive…
In a survey of American Society of Anesthesiologists (Schaumburg, Illinois) members in November 2022, 18.9% of the 2,698 respondents had burnout syndrome, and 67% were…
Learning healthcare systems are a new and evolving way of integrating data and technology into daily practice in health care.1 Defined by the National Academy…
Blood product transfusions for bleeding management in lung transplantation affect recipient outcomes. Interventions are needed to reduce perioperative bleeding risk and optimize outcomes.
ASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 29–30. Critical care medicine as an anesthesiology board subspecialty was established in 1986. Interestingly, in the early 1980s, other…
Background. Unfractionated heparin, administered during veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to prevent thromboembolic events, largely depend on plasma antithrombin for its antithrombotic effects. Decreased heparin responsiveness…
