Author: Uday Jain, BSEE, MD, PhD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 29. AIRWAY BARRIER ENCLOSURES Abstract Several enclosures for placement around the head and upper torso have been described during this pandemic (Anesth Analg 2020;131:e135-36; J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021;35:966-67). They are usually made of frames covered by transparent sheets. The enclosures have access ports […]
Read MoreThis is important for anesthesia providers to know since many states are allowing marijuana usage. Author: Anthony Vecchione Cardiovascular Business Recent marijuana users are more than twice as likely to develop a dangerous bleeding complication after an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), according to new data published in Stroke. The goal of the study was to analyze the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Nadav Y. Schacham, M.D. et al Anesthesiology January 2022, Vol. 136, 93–103. Background Age- and sex-specific reference nomograms for intraoperative blood pressure have been published, but they do not identify harm thresholds. The authors therefore assessed the relationship between various absolute and relative characterizations of hypotension and acute kidney injury in children having noncardiac […]
Read MoreAuthor: Cardiac Anesthesiologist Peripheral and Midline Catheter Recommendations1. In adults, use an upper-extremity site for catheter insertion. Replace a catheter inserted in a lower extremity site to an upper extremity site as soon as possible. Category II2. In pediatric patients, the upper or lower extremities or the scalp (in neonates or young infants) can be used as the catheter […]
Read MoreAuthors: Neha Dasmunshi, MD and Katharine Miles, MD ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 22–23. Anesthesiologists practicing social distancing in the hospital breakroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. As anesthesiologists, we are trained to be flexible and adapt our plans to rapidly evolving circumstances. Being an anesthesiologist, however, is only one facet of our identities. We balance our […]
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