Author: Uday Jain, MD, PhD, FASA ASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 23. As technology and its skillful use advance, older techniques fall into disuse. Over time, this leads to deskilling in older techniques. Newer technologies may not be as widely available as the older ones, even within the United States. Newer technologies are often unavailable […]
Read MoreAuthor: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA ASA Monitor March 2021, Vol. 85, 25–26. The goal of postgraduate training is to assimilate as much clinical knowledge and expertise as possible in order to be maximally functional once the mythical day of July 1 comes around, when suddenly residents/fellows are autonomous, newly minted anesthesiology attendings. But what if some […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cunjin Wang, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2021, Vol. 134, 435–456. Background The transcriptional repressor positive regulatory domain I–binding factor 1 (PRDM1) is expressed in adult mouse dorsal root ganglion and regulates the formation and function of peripheral sensory neurons. The authors hypothesized that PRDM1 in the dorsal root ganglion may contribute to peripheral […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ian J. Welsby, B.Sc., M.B.B.S. et al Anesthesiology March 2021, Vol. 134, 395–404. Background Removal of cytokines, chemokines, and microvesicles from the supernatant of allogeneic erythrocytes may help mitigate adverse transfusion reactions. Blood bank–based washing procedures present logistical difficulties; therefore, we tested the hypothesis that on-demand bedside washing of allogeneic erythrocyte units is capable of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Terrie Vasilopoulos, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2021, Vol. 134, 421–434. Background The primary goal of this study was to evaluate patterns in acute postoperative pain in a mixed surgical patient cohort with the hypothesis that there would be heterogeneity in these patterns. Methods This study included 360 patients from a mixed surgical cohort whose […]
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