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Authors: Christine S. Peters, M.D.; Matthew J. Nordness, M.D. Anesthesiology March 2023. To the Editor: As first year resident physicians, we are still at the beginning of our journey to becoming conscientious consumers of research and data. This, combined with our appropriately basic knowledge and context for anesthesiology topics at this stage of training, makes it […]
Read MoreAuthors: D. Matthew Sherrer, MD, MBA, FASA, FAACD et al ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 1–8. Don’t harm me. Heal me. Hear me. For decades, health care organizations have held this high-reliability adage as the aspirational ideal for patient expectation. By reaching near Six-Sigma levels of safety, modern anesthesiologists have delivered on the first two […]
Read MoreAuthors: Israel J, Alderman D. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 March/April;23(2). Traditional dextrose prolotherapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for many types of musculoskeletal pain, including tendinopathies, chronic ligament sprains, and osteoarthritis. Test your knowledge on when to consider this safe, inexpensive, and readily available alternative modality. Introduction: Prolotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain The […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers who treat chronic pain. Author: Goldeberg D. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 March/April;22(2). Test your clinical knowledge with five case examples on how to make a differential diagnosis for acute widespread pain. An abrupt onset of widespread musculoskeletal pain is commonly seen in primary care and specialty medicine. There are multiple […]
Read MoreAuthors: Niklas Larsson, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2023. To the Editor: Lipid mediators derived from arachidonic acid and other precursor polyunsaturated fatty acids, collectively known as oxylipins, are metabolized along different distinct pathways and play important roles in the modulation of inflammation. Blood oxylipin profiles have been shown to correlate with the survival and […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. I can’t beleive anesthesia is 12% if you are having suicidal thoughts please get help. Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s Physician Leadership ENTs are the physicians with the highest rate of those saying they had suicidal thoughts in the last year, according […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business More high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) should be considered for surgery, according to a new scientific statement presented Monday, Jan. 23, at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in San Diego. The document, published in full in Circulation,[1] is the work of a volunteer writing group […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS Théophane Trochu, Nathalie Desfriches-Doria, Nicolas Grillot, Fanny Feuillet Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 Jan 19 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE Percutaneous thermal ablative technique is a common radiological procedure for malignant lesions treatment. Controlled assisted ventilation during general anesthesia is the usual mode of ventilation, but high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) can be a helpful alternative […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Elsaafien, Khalid PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 802-813, April 2023. BACKGROUND: Intraoperative inflammation may contribute to postoperative neurocognitive disorders after cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, the relative contributions of general anesthesia (GA), surgical site injury, and CPB are unclear. METHODS: In adult female sheep, we investigated (1) the temporal profile of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Corrie Pelc MedicalNewsTpoday Bariatric surgery — also known as weight loss surgery — has been in practice since the 1950s. Researchers from the University of Utah found people who received bariatric surgery showed significant reductions in death rates from all causes and cause-specific conditions up to 40 years later. Scientists found an 83% increase […]
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