Author: Elizabeth Rebello, RPh, MD, FASA, CPPS, CMQ ASA Monitor August 2023, Vol. 87, 1–7. Far-reaching and never-ending changes in the health care landscape are nothing new. From technological innovations to legislative changes to shifting workplace trends, the way we work to keep patients safe continues to evolve. Our annual meeting offerings and networking opportunities have […]
Read MoreAuthors: Konrad T. Ben, MD; Margaret S. Port, MA ASA Monitor August 2023, Vol. 87, 17–18. Sixteen years after the famous phrase “one more thing” was uttered by visionary Steve Jobs while introducing the iPhone, smartphones are nearly ubiquitous, both inside and outside of the hospital. A few years after the iPhone’s launch, a New York Times […]
Read MoreASA Monitor August 2023, Vol. 87, 9. Use of which of the following medications would MOST likely necessitate a delay in resumption of breastfeeding after surgery? □ (A) Fentanyl □ (B) Hydromorphone □ (C) Codeine Lactating patients have traditionally been advised to avoid breastfeeding for a period after surgery and anesthesia, and to discard breast milk in a process […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jennifer A. Rock-Klotz, MBA; Thomas R. Miller, PhD, MBA ASA Monitor August 2023, Vol. 87, 1–5. ASA’s Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies (CAWS) reports trends in anesthesiology resident matches after the release of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Results and Data report published in May or June each year (asamonitor.pub/3X3WYwS). This report summarizes data on […]
Read MoreTrends Women twice as likely to be rehospitalized after heart attack compared to men Women 55 years and younger are nearly twice as likely to be rehospitalized within a year after a heart attack compared to men, most likely due to the risk factors they are more likely to experience such as bleeding, pneumonia, depression, […]
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