Authors: Vignesh Sankar, BS, Nazir Noor, MD, Ruben H. Schwartz, DO, Jason Hoyos, DO, FASA ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 41. Mount Sinai Medical Center-Miami Beach is Florida’s largest private, nonprofit teaching hospital focused on providing high-quality care to the diverse community of South Florida through teaching, research, and community advocacy. Established in 1949, our system includes […]
Read MoreASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 11. A 48-year-old man is undergoing primary resection of a large meningioma involving the anterior cranial fossa and possibly middle cranial fossa. At the teamsteps briefing, the surgeon mentions that he wants a lumbar spinal drain. After an uneventful induction, the patient is placed left side down for placement […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ben Rehouma, Mouna MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 5 – p 1311-1320 BACKGROUND: Visceral and parietal peritoneum layers have different sensory innervations. Most visceral peritoneum sensory information is conveyed via the vagus nerve to the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). We already showed in animal models […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kim, Hyunzu MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 5 – p 1303-1310 BACKGROUND: Relative to interscalene block, superior trunk block (STB) provides comparable analgesia and a reduced risk of hemidiaphragmatic paralysis. However, the incidence of hemidiaphragmatic paralysis remains high when a standard volume (15 mL) of local […]
Read MoreCardiac Anesthesiologist In this technique, the needle is advanced inside the ultrasound scan plane while observing the long axis of the vein. Unlike the short-axis out-of-plane, puncturing is truly performed in real time. Although this technique can be applied clinically with the Internal Jugular Vein if a small probe is used, it can be difficult to use regular-sized […]
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