Author: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD ASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 34–35. Cardiothoracic surgeries are associated with significant pain. Optimal analgesia is a vital part of enhanced recovery after surgery strategies intended to improve patients’ perioperative experience and outcomes. Traditionally, analgesia in these types of surgeries has depended on large doses of I.V. opioids (Anesth Analg […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 32. Through human factors engineering, closed claims databases, and research in simulation, we have learned a good deal about how humans work in our complex anesthesia environments. To keep our patients safe, we should apply our knowledge of human factors, cognitive load, and situational awareness to our workday. Here are […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 22. Case 2021-3: All Orders Are Not Alike A 5-year-old boy with complex congenital heart disease POD 2 is intubated and ventilated with dexmedetomidine infusion for sedation in the ICU. He had more and more frequent desaturations associated with thrashing, coughing, and bucking. During rounds, the team decides to paralyze […]
Read MoreAuthors: Muhammad B. Rafique, MD, FASA and Ahsan Qadeer, MD ASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 27. Central venous access in humans dates back to the early 20th century. Although no clinical applications were known at the time. Almost two decades later, in 1929, Forssmann accessed a cadaver heart (Acta Anaesthesiol Scand Suppl 1985;81:7-10). Before the 1970s, […]
Read MoreWe at Anesthesia Experts want to thank all the women who serve in the healthcare industry. We are very thankful for your contributions especially those saving lives while doing anesthesia and pain management.
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