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Uncategorized Published - 15 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia for Disasters and Austere Environments

Author: Uday Jain MD PhD ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 28-30. Anesthesia and critical care during disasters and in austere environments requires improvisation.1 –4  Partially trained personnel utilize some techniques, often adequately, yet occasionally dangerously. Triage is essential to prioritize care. Preoperative, recovery and postoperative care is often inadequate. In disasters, casualties exceed resources. Critical resources may be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison and Contrast of Anesthesia Practice in Europe and the U.S.

Authors: Marc P. Steurer, MD, DESA et al ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 18-20. There are interesting similarities and differences in clinical anesthesia practice and organization between the U.S. and Europe.A detailed analysis stratified for all European countries and the different regions of the U.S. is beyond the scope of this newsletter. However, since both authors have […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
What Can American Anesthesiologists Learn From European Anesthesiologists?

Authors: Jerrold H Levy MD FAHA, FCCM  et al ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 14-16. Over the years, we all have had the privilege of working and collaborating with many physician anesthesiologists in the United States, Europe and various other countries. In Europe, anesthesiology is a physician-focused practice and nurses function in different supporting roles; in some countries, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Professional Liability Trends, 2015: Is Change Afoot?

Author: Colleen E. O’Leary, MD ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 44-45. The ASA Committee on Professional Liability reports annually on trends in malpractice insurance costs for physician anesthesiologists. The Closed Claims Project conducted a survey of malpractice insurers from May-July 2015 on behalf of the committee. Twenty-three medical liability insurance companies providing professional liability insurance to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Trends in Number of Medicare Anesthesia Claims by Facility Setting, 1994-2014

ASA Monitor 12 2015, Vol.79, 10-11. Thomas R. Miller, Ph.D., M.B.A.,is ASA Director of Health Policy Research. The 20-year period between 1994 and 2014 saw increases in both the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and in the volume of the health services they received that required anesthesia. We estimate that the number of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries increased […]

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