Author: Jennifer Banayan, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 10-11. Jennifer Banayan, M.D., is Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago. Adverse maternal outcomes are a concern not just worldwide but in the United States as well. Compared to other developed countries, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. has risen […]
Read MoreAuthors: Daniel S. Rubin, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2, 2017. Background: Ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common form of perioperative visual loss, with highest incidence in cardiac and spinal fusion surgery. To date, potential risk factors have been identified in cardiac surgery by only small, single-institution studies. To determine the preoperative […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cesar R. Padilla, M.D.; Sarah Rae Easter, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 44-46. Cesar R. Padilla, M.D., is an Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Sarah Rae Easter, M.D., is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Let’s imagine the world of obstetric […]
Read MoreAuthor: Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 40-41. Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D., is ASA Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Each winter and spring, anesthesiology and pain medicine practices choose their quality measures to report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a reporting mechanism to use. For anesthesiology, […]
Read MoreAuthor: John T. Sullivan, M.D., M.B.A. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 36-37. John T. Sullivan, M.D., M.B.A., is Associate Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Professor of Anesthesiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago. The future health care landscape certainly portends pressures from patients, payers and society to focus on the value of our […]
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