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Carin A. Hagberg, MD, FASA Chief Academic Officer Division Head, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine Helen Shaffer Fly Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Management of the difficult airway remains one of the most relevant and challenging clinical situations encountered […]
Read MoreWritten by: John C. Klick, MD; Theodore J. Cios, MD; Anita Malhotra, MD; and Shayne M. Roberts, DO Anesthesiology News Case Presentation A 54-year-old, 72-kg woman with severe idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension presented for emergent exploratory laparotomy for a perforated viscus. She was treated with oxygen via nasal cannula, a continuous infusion of epoprostenol via […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kvarda P et al Foot & Ankle International May 2019 BACKGROUND The rapid increase in the consumption of prescription opioids has become one of the leading medical, economic, and sociological burdens in North America. In the United States, orthopedic surgery is the fourth leading specialty in the number of opioids prescribed, and the largest […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cuker A et al. Am J Hematol 2019 Jun An Anticoagulation Forum guideline provides recommendations on the use of DOAC reversal agents. Sponsoring Organization: The Anticoagulation Forum Background Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have advantages over warfarin, including the lack of need for monitoring, a lower rate of major bleeding, absence of dietary vitamin K interaction, a […]
Read MoreDoctors at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are developing a unique device designed to make safe anesthesia available to doctors and patients throughout the developing world, where conventional general anesthesia is both expensive, risky, and often impractical. The device, which has no name as of yet, could also be a lifesaver in […]
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