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Author: Toby N. Weingarten, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023 More than a decade ago the APSF established a clear edict: “No patient should be harmed by opioid-induced respiratory depression in the postoperative period.”1 Research studies established a strong association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adverse postoperative opioid-related outcomes. In […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 18. AI diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome A recent study by the National Institutes of Health reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are highly effective in detecting and diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common hormone disorder among women aged 15 to 45. Researchers reviewed 31 […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 18. Sedative with improved impact on cognitive function presented at SNACC Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was chosen for a platform presentation at the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Annual Meeting focusing on their sedative, remimazolam, and its potential impact on cognitive function during procedural sedation. Remimazolam is a […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 18. Gene variant in people with African ancestry associated with greater risks for Parkinson’s An NIH-funded international study recently discovered that the gene GBA1, found mostly in people of African ancestry, increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. GBA1 provides instructions for building enzymes inside the lysosomes that help the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Leona F. Wilson, FANZCA, MPH ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 21–22. Staff and fellows from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) enter Waitangi Marae with a pōwhiri, or formal welcome in Māori culture. New Zealand’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, was signed on the marae grounds in 1840, formalising the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Robert S. White, MD, MS et al ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 20–22. Health care disparities are prevalent, multifaceted, and have been shown to exist in all medical and surgical specialties, including anesthesiology (Anesth Analg 2018;126:588-99; Anesthesiology 2023;138:587-601). The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines disparities as a difference or gap that exists between two […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jeffrey Jacobs, MD, MBA, FASA, RP ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 10. I would suspect that most readers of this article probably were involved in some leadership activities in high school and college. Perhaps it was secretary of student government or co-captain of the swim team, or maybe you were a nerd like […]
Read MoreAuthors: LaRae C. Brown, MD, MHA, FACOG; Keya A. Locke, MD, MBA ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 28–29. During an emergency cesarean delivery, communication, clinical expertise, and collaboration are imperative for the multidisciplinary team. In that moment, there is nothing more crucial to the well-being of the patient than the dyad of an obstetrician and anesthesiologist. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Feven Tesfalidet, MD et al ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 23–25. Despite advancements in medical science and the American health care system, significant disparities in health care outcomes persist, especially among marginalized racial, ethnic, and gender groups (Unequal Treatment Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. 2020; ASA Monitor 2021;85:45-8; J Womens Health 2021;30:230-5; Dermatol Clin 2020;38:185-90). These disparities […]
Read MoreAuthor: Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 8–9. Margaret Thatcher famously stated “crime is crime is crime.” I disagreed with Ms. Thatcher on many issues, but I appreciated the moral clarity of her tautology. On Friday, October 6, 2023, 50 years and one day after Egypt and Syria staged a surprise […]
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