Author: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 24–32. “When patients are bleeding, they’re bleeding whole blood. We need to give them back what they’re bleeding.” It’s a simple concept, but one that hasn’t been widely used since blood component therapy became the norm during the Vietnam War. For Justin Richards, MD, and a growing […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, e2. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), in collaboration with ASA, has launched an online course on low-flow anesthesia using guided simulation to help the learner develop the mental models needed to comfortably embark on a practice of low-flow anesthesia. The course is free to all anesthesia professionals and offers […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 18. UpToDate® and ASA Monitor are collaborating to present select content abstracts on “What’s New in Anesthesiology.” UpToDate is an evidence-based, clinical support resource used worldwide by healthcare practitioners to make decisions at the point of care. For complete, current “What’s New” content, or to become a subscriber for full content […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jeffrey M. Feldman, MD, MSE; Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, PhD, FSSH, FAIMBE ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 36. “The signs of oxygen want and plane of anesthesia as shown by color, muscular phenomena, etc. must be watched constantly…” Ralph Waters, MD, Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1926 One hundred years ago, Dr. Ralph Waters introduced carbon dioxide absorbents to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gavin Ovsak, MD, MBA; Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 25–26.g Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series on medical wearable devices. Opinions stated here are solely those of the authors. ASA does not endorse these or any other products. While this is not a scientific product review […]
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