Authors: Amy E. Vinson, M.D.; Jina L. Sinskey, M.D.; Anoushka M. Afonso, M.D. Anesthesiology August 2024. In Reply: One of the hardest parts of writing an article broadly addressing the issue of burnout in anesthesiologists is the breadth of contributing, mitigating, and ambiguous factors that arise in both the experience of clinical practice and the analysis of […]
Read MoreASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 31. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines patient safety as “the absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum” (asamonitor.pub/3tof93o). There are three philosophical approaches to safety engineering, referred to as Safety-I, Safety-II and Safety-III, that […]
Read MoreWe are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yu-Hang Cai, M.D. et al Anesthesiology September 2024, Vol. 141, 500–510. Background Preventing emergence delirium is a clinical goal for pediatric anesthesia, yet there is no consensus on its prevention. This study investigated the hypothesis that a continuous infusion or a single bolus of remimazolam can reduce the incidence of emergence delirium in children. Methods […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lisa M. Einhorn, M.D. et al Anesthesiology September 2024, Vol. 141, 463–474. Background More than 500,000 elective tonsillectomies are performed in U.S. children annually. Pain after pediatric tonsillectomy is common, often severe, and undertreated. There is no consensus on the optimal management of perioperative tonsillectomy pain. Methadone, with an elimination half-life of 1 to 2 […]
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