Authors: S. Mark Poler, MD, FASA, DABA, DABPM(CI) et al ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 19–20. How can large health systems support dispersed and underserved populations in remote, underfunded, and often understaffed rural facilities with obstetric and surgical needs? Rochester, New York, Danville, Pennsylvania, and Marshfield, Wisconsin, are not similar, but the populations supported […]
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Read MoreAuthors: Peter L. Kovacs, M.D. et al Anesthesiology August 2023. The figure is from the preanesthetic airway assessment of a 56-yr-old man scheduled for laparoscopic hernia repair. His epiglottis was visible on tongue protrusion (unusual “Mallampati Zero” classification) and was adhered to the uvula as well. The patient related an uneventful past surgical history, although airway management […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lisa Q. Rong, MD et al Anesthesiology August 2023. Background Detailed understanding of the association between intraoperative left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is lacking. In this post-hoc analysis of the PALACS (Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery) trial, we […]
Read MoreAuthors: Annalisa Boscolo, MD, PhD et al Anesthesiology August 2023. Background Diaphragm dysfunction and its effects on outcomes of ventilator weaning have been evaluated in mixed critical care populations using diaphragm thickening fraction (TFdi; the ratio of the difference between ultrasound diaphragm thickness at end-inspiration and end-expiration to diaphragm thickness at end-expiration) or neuro-ventilatory efficiency […]
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