Authors: Solomon Aronson, MD, MBA, FASA, FASE, FAHA, FCCP, FACC et al ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 11–14. “It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able to adapt to and to adjust best to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Gordon Morewood, MD, MBA, FASE, FASA et al ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 24–26. The finances of an anesthesia practice are dictated primarily by the payment rates and policies of both government and private payors. In recent years, both government and private insurers have focused on reducing the costs of individual episodes of […]
Read MoreASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 11. Case 2021-10: Situational Awareness A 48-year-old man is undergoing primary resection of a large meningioma involving the anterior cranial fossa and possibly middle cranial fossa. At the teamsteps briefing, the surgeon mentions that he wants a lumbar spinal drain. After an uneventful induction, the patient is placed left […]
Read MoreAuthors: Daosong Dong, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2021, Vol. 135, 686–698. Background Neurolytic splanchnic nerve block is used to manage pancreatic cancer pain. However, its impact on survival and quality of life remains controversial. The authors’ primary hypothesis was that pain relief would be better with a nerve block. Secondarily, they hypothesized that analgesic […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kerstin Kolodzie, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S. et al Anesthesiology October 2021, Vol. 135, 621–632. Background Perioperative normal saline administration remains common practice during kidney transplantation. The authors hypothesized that the proportion of balanced crystalloids versus normal saline administered during the perioperative period would be associated with the likelihood of delayed graft function. Methods The authors linked outcome […]
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