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Restricting residents’ work hours as required by the 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty hour reform does not reduce morbidity or mortality of patients across diverse surgical specialties, a new longitudinal study concludes. The results add to reports showing lack of benefit for general surgery patients. “These findings suggest that recent changes […]
Read MoreA Cross-Sectional Study Authors: Matilde Zaballos et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(60) Background: Smokers undergoing surgery are at a higher risk of complications than non-smokers. Preoperative evaluation by an anesthesiologist could provide an excellent opportunity to promote smoking cessation. Previous surveys of anesthesiologists have found that self-reported smoking cessation counseling rates have room for improvement, but no study […]
Read MoreSource: Cochrane Datavase Syst Rev Author: Mathew P, et al BACKGROUND The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a safe and effective modality to maintain the airway for general anaesthesia during surgical procedures. The LMA is removed at the end of surgery and anaesthesia, when the patient maintains an adequate respiratory rate and depth. This removal of […]
Read MoreCarlos R. Degrandi Oliveira, MD, TSA Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santos Santos, Brazil In the airway management of patients with multiple facial fractures, the tracheal tube in the oral cavity can interfere with the surgical procedure. It is therefore necessary for an alternative path to be used. When the patient does not require a […]
Read MoreThis is copied from Anesthesiology News John Doyle, MD, PhD Chief of General Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Staff Anesthesiologist at the Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, where he serves as Professor of Anesthesiology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Doyle […]
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