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Authors: Klimek, Markus et al Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 35(5):p 537-542, October 2022. Purpose of review The concept of ‘brain-body cross-talking’ has gained growing interest in the last years. The understanding of the metabolic disturbances (e.g., hypernatraemia/hyponatraemia and hyperlactatemia) in neurosurgical patients has improved during the last years. Recent findings The impact of elevated lactate without […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Bandari Mahesh, Varun Kumar Singh, Abhishek Pathak, Anand Kumar Pain Med. 2022 Nov 21 OBJECTIVE Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) refers to neuropathic pain in areas of the body corresponding to stroke lesions. Duloxetine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is safe and effective against neuropathic pain. In this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study, we […]
Read MoreAuthors: Matthew T. Popovich, PhD; Katie Wochos, MPPA ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 29. Much attention has been placed upon participation in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), including reporting quality measures for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or joining an Alternative Payment Model (APM). But for many anesthesiologists, the need to participate and do well […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 24–32. “When patients are bleeding, they’re bleeding whole blood. We need to give them back what they’re bleeding.” It’s a simple concept, but one that hasn’t been widely used since blood component therapy became the norm during the Vietnam War. For Justin Richards, MD, and a growing […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, e2. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), in collaboration with ASA, has launched an online course on low-flow anesthesia using guided simulation to help the learner develop the mental models needed to comfortably embark on a practice of low-flow anesthesia. The course is free to all anesthesia professionals and offers […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 18. UpToDate® and ASA Monitor are collaborating to present select content abstracts on “What’s New in Anesthesiology.” UpToDate is an evidence-based, clinical support resource used worldwide by healthcare practitioners to make decisions at the point of care. For complete, current “What’s New” content, or to become a subscriber for full content […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jeffrey M. Feldman, MD, MSE; Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, PhD, FSSH, FAIMBE ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 36. “The signs of oxygen want and plane of anesthesia as shown by color, muscular phenomena, etc. must be watched constantly…” Ralph Waters, MD, Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1926 One hundred years ago, Dr. Ralph Waters introduced carbon dioxide absorbents to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gavin Ovsak, MD, MBA; Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 25–26.g Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series on medical wearable devices. Opinions stated here are solely those of the authors. ASA does not endorse these or any other products. While this is not a scientific product review […]
Read MoreAuthors: Richard Simoneaux; Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA, Editor-in-Chief ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 1–6. We can’t get a break! Having battled SARS-CoV-2 for the past two years, the past few months have seen health care systems facing a “tridemic” comprising COVID, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza. The national surge in RSV has been widely […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 12. During emergence from a knee arthroscopy procedure using general anesthesia with a laryngeal mask airway, a 25-year-old, otherwise healthy woman develops laryngospasm requiring the administration of succinylcholine. An hour after the end of the case, she is in the recovery area, awake and alert, but requiring nasal cannula oxygen […]
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