Author: Matthew Caldwell, MD ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 35. Figure: Rapid adoption of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States (Int J Cardiol 2019;292:68-72). Anesthesiology residency programs bear a critical responsibility to develop physicians who can safely provide care to a wide range of patients undergoing a broad spectrum of procedures. Currently, residency programs […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jennifer A. Rock-Klotz, MBA; Thomas R. Miller, PhD, MBA ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 1–5. ASA’s Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies (CAWS) reports trends in anesthesiology resident matches based on the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Results and Data report published in May or June each year (asamonitor.pub/2Sm1t96). This report summarizes data on candidates who […]
Read MoreAuthors: T. John Hsieh, MD, FASA et al ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 1–7. Federalism is defined as a mode of general government (the central or “federal” government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other subunit governments) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two. While benefits can include protection […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F; Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA, FCCM ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 19. I view it [AI] as the most profound technology humanity will ever work on …. If you think about fire, electricity or the internet, it’s like that but I think even more profound. Sundar […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fabien Swisser, M.D. et al Anesthesiology August 2024. Background: Walking ability is a key factor in enhanced recovery after foot ambulatory surgery. Plantar compartment block offers an analgesic alternative to popliteal sciatic nerve block (PSNB) for hallux valgus surgery. The objective of this study was to compare these two regional anesthesia strategies on patients’ […]
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