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ASA Monitor December 2024, Vol. 88, 28–29. FDA clears Pi-Cardia’s leaflet-splitting device for valve-in-valve TAVR procedures00p The FDA has granted a de novo clearance to Pi-Cardia’s ShortCut device, designed to open up previously implanted heart valves and clear a path for blood to flow into the coronary arteries, allowing patients to undergo a successive transcatheter aortic […]
Read MoreAuthors: Helen Olkaba, MS; Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA ASA Monitor December 2024, Vol. 88, 31. The long-awaited Fascial Plane Block Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes will become available starting January 1, 2025. These new codes will be used to report thoracic, lower-extremity, and abdominal fascial plane blocks for postoperative pain management. Currently, since there […]
Read MoreRadius Anesthesia Pediatric anesthesia presents unique challenges and considerations compared to adult anesthesia, requiring specialized knowledge and techniques to ensure safe and effective care. The fundamental differences between pediatric and adult patients stem from their distinct anatomical, physiological, and psychological characteristics, which significantly impact anesthetic management. One of the most notable differences between pediatric and […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2024, Vol. 88, 28–29. Bone marrow cancer drug shows success in treatment of rare blood disorder A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was stopped early after researchers found sufficient evidence that a drug used to treat bone marrow cancer and Kaposi sarcoma is safe and effective in treating […]
Read MoreAuthor: Molly Gamble Becker’s Hospital CFO Report More than 700 rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial problems, with more than half of those hospitals at immediate risk of closure. The count comes from the latest analysis from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, which is based on CMS’s October 2024 […]
Read MoreAuthor: Pamela Schumacher, MS, CCMP ASA Monitor December 2024, Vol. 88, 30–31. An interventional radiologist, a perfusionist, and an anesthesiologist walk into a nonoperating room clinical suite and successfully perform a novel procedure for metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare, often-untreatable disease. It’s not a joke or even science fiction, but a reality at UCLA Health, where […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ketan Chopra, MD et al ASA Monitor December 2024, Vol. 88, 22–23. Dr. J, a seasoned anesthesiologist, was nearing the end of an unrelenting week in the OR when she was tasked with leading a team of resident trainees through a complex open repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on a 56-year-old man. After […]
Read MoreAuthor: Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA ASA Monitor December 2024, Vol. 88, e2–e3. Delegates at the most recent Pacific Society of Anaesthetists meeting – a clear sign that member numbers are growing, and slowly but surely heading in the right direction. Twenty years ago, the delegate numbers would have filled just the first two […]
Read MoreAuthors: Christine Hunt, DO, MS; Stuart Grant, MBChB, MMCI ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 10. Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is commonly used for chronic pain conditions involving specific nerve distributions or discrete regions of the trunk or limbs when symptoms are refractory to more conservative management (Pain Physician 2021;24:E131-E52). Common applications with level I and II evidence […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2024, Vol. 88, 28–29. Johns Hopkins Medicine study finds commonly used arm positions can overestimate blood pressure readings A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient’s arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of […]
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