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Author: Richard Novak, MD The Anesthesia Consultant The state of Alabama executed inmate Kenneth Smith on January 25, 2024, by forcing him to breathe 100% nitrogen gas. It was the first known execution in the United States by this method. Smith was 58 years old. He was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 […]
Read MoreMichael Walter Cardiovascular Business Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures are associated with significant cost savings compared to traditional CABG, according to new research published in the American Journal of Cardiology.[1] This was even true after adding in the high cost—more than $1 million—of the state-of-the-art robot. “The use of robotic-assisted CABG has been slow […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Leaman, Esrom E. MBBS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia November 22, 2023. BACKGROUND: Initiatives in perioperative care warrant robust cost-effectiveness analysis in a cost-constrained era when high-value care is a priority. A model of anesthesia-led early high-acuity postoperative care, advanced recovery room care (ARRC), has shown benefit in terms of hospital and patient outcomes, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: GEORGE TEWFIK, MD, MBA et al KevinMD.com A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD. Put yourself in the anesthesiologist’s shoes. It’s 7:00 a.m., and you’ve just finished setting up the operating room (OR). You make your way to the preoperative unit to evaluate your patient and find a prescription […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kain, Zeev N. MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia Editorial 138(3):p 488-490, March 2024. While there is no universal definition for the Metaverse, many define it as “a virtual reality space in which users can interact with an environment generated by computer and with other users.”a The Metaverse is described as a virtual world […]
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