Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Overall employment among anesthesiologists is expected to grow 2.6% through 2032, according to a 2024 Medicus white paper. These are the states with the highest amount of employed anesthesiologists: California: 5,380 employed anesthesiologists Michigan: 2,050 Massachusetts: 1,880 New York: 1,500 Ohio: 1,460
Read MoreAuthor: Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare Baxter International said Thursday it anticipates restarting its highest-throughput IV solutions manufacturing line within the next week. Initial batches will be manufactured concurrently with ongoing quality activities and would only be released in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements to ensure the quality and safety of the products, the company said […]
Read MoreAuthors: Paul S. Myles, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., M.D., D.Sc. et al Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 859–869. Background High-dose corticosteroids have been used to attenuate the inflammatory response to cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass, but patient outcome benefits remain unclear. The primary aim was to determine whether using dexamethasone was superior to not using dexamethasone to increase […]
Read MoreAuthor: Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A. Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 832–834. “[T]he take-home message . . . for the trauma anesthesiologist is not ‘we need to get these details right’ but rather ‘we need a new strategy.’ Perhaps this study will point us in the right direction.” In this issue of Anesthesiology, Lindsay et al. present a complex […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mark C. Bicket, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 829–831. “Applying robust [natural language processing] methods to the perioperative setting will improve our understanding of how patterns of substance use impact the anesthetic management and perioperative outcomes for millions of patients […].” Patients commonly use substances that pose risks to their health […]
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