Author: Karen S. Sibert, MD, FASA ASA Monitor December 2022, Vol. 86, 36. “What’s this I hear?” said the CA-1 resident earlier this year as we were setting up for our first morning case. “You’re going to retire?” “Why, yes,” I said. “That’s correct. In April.” He shook his head. “No,” he said firmly. “I know you have […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hyunyoung Joo, MD et al Anesthesiology December 2022. Background Electromyography has advantages over mechanomyography and acceleromyography. Previously, agreement of the train-of-four counts between acceleromyography and electromyography was found to be fair. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement of posttetanic count including agreement of neuromuscular blockade status (intense block; posttetanic count […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD et al ASA Monitor December 2022, Vol. 86, 10–11. Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series on medical wearable devices. Opinions stated here are solely those of the authors. While this is not a scientific product review with objective testing standards, we hope you’ll enjoy the discussion on […]
Read MoreAuthors: Christine Vo, MD et al ASA Monitor December 2022, Vol. 86, 42. On an uncharacteristically mild day in late summer, I (KK) took advantage of the pleasant weather by enjoying dinner on an outdoor patio. In between bites of queso, my mentee and I discussed her upcoming residency interviews. The conversation flowed to me as […]
Read MoreAuthors: Michael V. Presta, DO, FASA; Jayanta Mukherji, MD ASA Monitor December 2022, Vol. 86, 29–30. Our institution, Loyola University Medical Center, is a nationally recognized quaternary-care system with a 61-acre main medical center campus in the western suburbs of Chicago. It houses a level 1 trauma center with the ability to provide top hospital care in […]
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