Author: David R. Hillman, M.D., FANZCA ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 20-22. David R. Hillman, M.D., FANZCA, Centre for Sleep Science, University of Western Australia Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands, Western Australia. Anesthesia and sleep have much in common, particularly where breathing is concerned. This relationship is based on […]
Read MoreAuthors: Girish P. Joshi, M.B.B.S., M.D., FFARCSI ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 16-18. Girish P. Joshi, M.B.B.S., M.D., FFARCSI, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.OSA is an increasingly common disease1,2 of particular concern to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Crispiana Cozowicz, M.D.; Stavros G. Memtsoudis, M.D., Ph.D. ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 14-15. Crispiana Cozowicz, M.D., is Research Fellow, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Muellner Hauptstrasse, Salzburg, Austria. Stavros G. Memtsoudis, M.D., […]
Read MoreAuthors: Frances Chung, M.B.B.S., FRCPC; Girish P. Joshi, M.B.B.S., M.D., FFARCSI ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 10-12. Frances Chung, M.B.B.S., FRCPC, is Professor of Anesthesiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The management of patients with known or suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an evolving field. It is known that patients with OSA […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Abrecht, Christopher R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1304–1310 BACKGROUND: Analysis of closed malpractice claims allows the study of rare but serious complications and likely results in improved patient safety by raising awareness of such complications. Clinical studies and closed claims analyses have previously […]
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