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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
SEE Question

ASA Monitor September 2021, Vol. 85, 19. Your colleague tells you anecdotally that African American patients seem to be at higher risk of adverse events perioperatively compared to their white peers. According to a recent study of pediatric surgical patients, which of the following BEST describes the risks for apparently healthy African American children compared with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia considerations for patients with epilepsy

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mohammad Jaber, Ramzi Shawahna et al. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Sep 4 123 108278 OBJECTIVE This qualitative exploratory study was conducted to explore how anesthesiologists in Palestine provide perioperative care for patients with epilepsy and how they account for the unique challenges relevant to epilepsy while planning perioperative care for patients with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Cancer shortens lifespan of organ transplant patients, especially those receiving a new lung or heart

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Anthony Vecchione  Cardiovascular Business Organ transplant recipients face a shortened lifespan after developing cancer, according to new data published in Cancer. While it had already been established that cancer was more common among transplant recipients, primarily due to medications designed to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Private Equity in Anesthesia: Background and Long-Term Implications

Authors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, CPE et al  ASA Monitor September 2021, Vol. 85, 29–31. Gordon Gekko, the brilliant but ruthless corporate titan at the center of Oliver Stone’s 1987 film “Wall Street,” was a private equity investor, whose tactics earned him millions in the cutthroat world of mergers and acquisitions. The classic quote was […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
No Rank in the OR: A Guide to Improving Communication

Author: Thomas R. Gedulig, DO ASA Monitor September 2021, Vol. 85, 42. A routine training mission of a three-ship formation of F-16s to drop live ammunition came to an abrupt end. An inexperienced wingman pilot missed key radio calls during our first dive to the drop zone and a “knock it off” call was made […]

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