Authors: Vesela P. Kovacheva, MD, PhD et al ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 34–35. Imagine a future day at work powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Your patient that day has been risk-stratified preoperatively, and all conditions have been optimized according to the most current guidelines. As you talk to the patient, the preoperative […]
Read MoreAuthor: Karen S. Sibert, MD, FASA ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 14–15. There was a time, at the peak of the pandemic, when many of us believed that anesthesiologists finally would get the public recognition and respect we’ve earned – at a painful price – for our front-line work in airway management and critical […]
Read MoreAuthor: Anderson, T. Anthony PhD, MD Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1261-1263 EDITORIAL Traditionally, many aspects of perioperative anesthesia require a qualitative approach to managing patient care. Intraoperative intravenous fluid management is still typically based on estimated blood loss, calculated insensible losses, patient hourly fluid requirements, and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lakha, Sameer MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1167-1175 BACKGROUND: Reimbursement for anesthesia services has been shifting from a fee-for-service model to a value-based model that ties payment to quality metrics. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s (CMS) value-based payment program includes a quality […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Cherifa, Ményssa MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1157-1166 BACKGROUND: Acute hypotensive episodes (AHE), defined as a drop in the mean arterial pressure (MAP) <65 mm Hg lasting at least 5 consecutive minutes, are among the most critical events in the intensive care unit (ICU). […]
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