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Authors: Amit K. Saha, Ph.D.; Scott Segal, M.D., M.H.C.M. Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 387–398. Background An intraoperative transfer of care from one anesthesia provider to another, or handover, may result in information loss and contribute to adverse patient outcomes. In 2019 the authors undertook a quality improvement effort to increase the use of a structured […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ana Maria Crawford, MD, MSc, FASA; Ninza Sheyo, MBCHB, MPH, FCA (ECSA) ASA Monitor March 2024, Vol. 88, 15–16. Clinical vignette: A 32-year-old female presents to a secondary level hospital with difficult breathing. A nurse assesses vital signs, finding a heart rate of 139 bpm, SpO2 = 71%, respiratory rate at 56 bpm, and temperature of 38.1°C. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bing Wang, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 558–577. Background Endoplasmic reticulum stress plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of neuroinflammation and chronic pain. This study hypothesized that PRKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) and inositol-requiring enzyme type 1 (IRE1) regulate lipocalin-2 (LCN2) and Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) expression […]
Read MoreAuthors: Madeline Ashley, Kelly Gooch and Alexis Kayser Becker’s Hosptial CFO Report President Joe Biden proposed a $7.3 trillion budget March 11, including various initiatives to lower healthcare costs and an $800 million investment in hospital cybersecurity protection. 16 healthcare takeaways: 1. Medicare. The proposed budget would extend the solvency of the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund indefinitely. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Keith H. Baker, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 634. To the Editor: It was a pleasure to see a letter to the editor in Anesthesiology that mentioned the learning advantage of pictures compared to words. This advantage is known as the picture superiority effect. I was skeptical of the stated learning advantage of the […]
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