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Uncategorized Published - 29 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Help Wanted: Must Have the Brain of an Internist, Hands of a Surgeon, and Heart of a Psychiatrist

Author: Talmage D. Egan, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 1–7. In my role as chair of an anesthesiology department at an academic medical center, every few weeks I have lunch with the medical students rotating on our service. These lunches are in part an effort to recruit our medical school’s best students into […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Alternative Sleep Apnea Treatment: Comment

Authors: Amrita Roy, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology December 2022. To the Editor: The analysis, by Sakaguchi et al., of the role of high-flow nasal oxygen administered postoperatively in those diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in lieu of conventional continuous positive airway pressure therapy is interesting.  We would welcome further commentary from the authors on a few […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Trends & Technology

ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 23–24. Trends Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher risk of uterine cancer In a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study of over 33,000 women, researchers found that women who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer than women who did not use these products. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Alternative Sleep Apnea Treatment: Reply

Authors: Yuichi Sakaguchi, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology December 2022. In Reply: We thank Roy et al.  for their relevant comments on our article.  As Roy et al. correctly pointed out, head-of-bed elevation by 30 degrees did not significantly improve oxygenation variables such as mean nadir oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (Spo2), lowest Spo2, and percent time Spo2 < 90% in our […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The Importance of Your Anesthesia Practice’s Payer Contract Negotiations

Author: Jeanette Mini, Vice President Fusion Anesthesia Solutions In the final part of our series focused on Revenue Cycle Health, we’ll explore the importance of annual payer contract negotiations in your anesthesia practice. It’s no surprise that the No Surprises Act has made it more difficult to negotiate with payers, in some instances, payers will not even […]

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