Authors: Anthony R. Plunkett, MD, FASA and Michael W. Bartoszek, MD, MBA ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, e1. In March 2020, our anesthesia department faced the same scenario as the rest of the United States and most of the world – how can we best utilize our skillset to help in the fight against COVID-19? […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mike Charlesworth and Andrew Klein The Anaesthesia Blog Peri-operative literature exploded in early 2020 with much in the way of low-quality COVID-19 anecdotes, secondary analyses, reviews and reviews of reviews. Today, we are delighted to have published several excellent primary scientific experiments that challenge our now well-established and sometimes precautionary guidelines and protocols. The AERATOR […]
Read MoreASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 10–11. Case 2022-1: Pagers… What’s a Pager? A 1-year-old male was undergoing a craniosynostosis procedure when the resident noted an increase in bleeding and an elevated heart rate from baseline. The resident texted his attending. The attending was not carrying her personal cellphone and did not receive the message […]
Read MoreAuthors: Madison I. Goldberger, MD et al ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 26–27. The COVID-19 global pandemic led to a complete halt in elective surgery so that hospitals could conserve their resources for the onslaught of critically ill patients. Now, as the rate of new infections that require hospitalization declines in the wake of vaccination, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Uday Jain, BSEE, MD, PhD, FASA and Daniel J. Cole, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 24–25. Walter Reed Hospital flu ward during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-19, in Washington, DC. There are four influenza viruses, A through D. Influenza A causes severe illness and is responsible for influenza pandemics. Influenza B […]
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