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Authors: Michael Souter, M.B., Ch.B., FRCA, FNCS ASA Monitor 11 2018, Vol.82, 20-22. Michael Souter, M.B., Ch.B., FRCA, FNCS, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Neurological Surgery/Chief of Anesthesia Services (HMC), Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, and Medical Director, LifeCenter Northwest (Organ Procurement Organization), Seattle. Prior to a consensus on the definition of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Krishnan S. Ramanujan, M.D. et al ASA Monitor 11 2018, Vol.82, 16-18. The opioid epidemic is one of the largest and most recent public health crises to strike the United States, with the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupling between 1999 and 2014. To combat this growing epidemic, research has been conducted to identify those […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jeffrey S. Jacobs, M.D., M.B.A., FASA et al ASA Monitor 11 2018, Vol.82, 14-15. It’s another day in the O.R. with another day of surprises. Lately, however, the revelations aren’t the medical complexities of the patient or the cause of O.R. delay (never anesthesia, of course). For too long, the primary question has been, “what medications […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dominic S. Carollo, M.D. et al ASA Monitor 11 2018, Vol.82, 10-13. This article is excerpted in part from “Fundamentals of the Pediatric Informed Consent Process.”1 The process of obtaining informed consent for a pediatric patient is distinctly different from the adult patient. Competent patients (i.e., adults with decision-making capacity) act autonomously in the process of […]
Read MoreThe Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently released an alert warning of an extortion scam targeting DEA registrants, including anesthesiologists and CRNAs. Members are encouraged to be careful to avoid being impacted by the scam. According to the DEA, individuals are receiving telephone calls and emails from persons who identify themselves as DEA employees or other […]
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