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Authors: Marc P. Steurer, MD, DESA et al ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 18-20. There are interesting similarities and differences in clinical anesthesia practice and organization between the U.S. and Europe.A detailed analysis stratified for all European countries and the different regions of the U.S. is beyond the scope of this newsletter. However, since both authors have […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jerrold H Levy MD FAHA, FCCM et al ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 14-16. Over the years, we all have had the privilege of working and collaborating with many physician anesthesiologists in the United States, Europe and various other countries. In Europe, anesthesiology is a physician-focused practice and nurses function in different supporting roles; in some countries, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Colleen E. O’Leary, MD ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 44-45. The ASA Committee on Professional Liability reports annually on trends in malpractice insurance costs for physician anesthesiologists. The Closed Claims Project conducted a survey of malpractice insurers from May-July 2015 on behalf of the committee. Twenty-three medical liability insurance companies providing professional liability insurance to […]
Read MoreASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 10-11. Thomas R. Miller, Ph.D., M.B.A.,is ASA Director of Health Policy Research. The 20-year period between 1994 and 2014 saw increases in both the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and in the volume of the health services they received that required anesthesia. We estimate that the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries increased […]
Read MorePost operative cognitive decline (POCD) is a real condition and probably as many as 15% of patients 60 and older will experience some memory or problem-solving declines within 3 months of surgery. Or maybe not. Anesthesiologist and dementia researcher Kirk Hogan MD, director of the Hogan Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, is convinced that POCD […]
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