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Authors: T. John Hsieh, MD, FASA et al ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 1–7. Federalism is defined as a mode of general government (the central or “federal” government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other subunit governments) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two. While benefits can include protection […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F; Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA, FCCM ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 19. I view it [AI] as the most profound technology humanity will ever work on …. If you think about fire, electricity or the internet, it’s like that but I think even more profound. Sundar […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fabien Swisser, M.D. et al Anesthesiology August 2024. Background: Walking ability is a key factor in enhanced recovery after foot ambulatory surgery. Plantar compartment block offers an analgesic alternative to popliteal sciatic nerve block (PSNB) for hallux valgus surgery. The objective of this study was to compare these two regional anesthesia strategies on patients’ […]
Read MoreAuthors: Abhijit V. Lele, MBBS, MD, MSCR, FNCS, CPHQ; John F. Bebawy, MD ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, e2–e3. An external ventricular drain (EVD) or ventriculostomy is a multi-orifice catheter inserted into a cerebral ventricle of a patient with acute symptomatic hydrocephalus due to spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral/intraventricular hemorrhage, or traumatic brain injury. It is estimated […]
Read MoreAuthors: Amber N. Borucki, MD et al ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 27–28. ASA issued a landmark Statement on the Practice of Pediatric Pain in October 2023, advocating for board-certified, pain physician-lead care for all pediatric pain patients. This is the first official practice statement created to address the topic of pediatric pain care by […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Charlotte Lindsay, MSc et al Anesthesiology August 2024. BACKGROUND Trauma hemorrhage induces a coagulopathy with a high associated mortality rate. The Implementing Treatment Algorithms for the Correction of Trauma Induced Coagulopathy (ITACTIC) randomized trial tested two goal-directed treatment algorithms for coagulation management, one guided by conventional coagulation tests and one by viscoelastic hemostatic assays […]
Read MoreAuthor: Laura Dyrda Becker’s CFO Report Median days cash on hand dipped to a 10-year low for U.S. hospitals and health systems, according to an Aug. 7 S&P Global Ratings’ report. In 2023, overall operating expenses grew 5% after a 17% growth in 2022, and median total operating revenue was up 8.8% last year. There […]
Read MoreASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 23. You obtain consent for general anesthesia from your patient with treatment-resistant major depression undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Afterward, the patient asks about a ketamine infusion instead of ECT. According to a recent noninferiority trial comparing interventions for treatment-resistant major depression (without psychosis), which of the following outcomes is MOST […]
Read MoreASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 30. Improving cancer screening with extracellular vesicle imaging A new method for detecting cancer, combining PANORAMA imaging with fluorescent imaging, demonstrates a 98.7% accuracy rate and potential for detecting cancer in its earliest stages, potentially revolutionizing cancer diagnosis. This method allows researchers to examine nanometer-sized membrane sacs called extracellular vesicles […]
Read MoreAuthors: Julie G. Broussard, RPh, MD, FASA et al ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 21. When you went to medical school, did you ever think you’d be asked to join a union? If you are like us, neither did we – most of us did not think of ourselves as future members of a physician […]
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