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This was a lecture from the ASA national meeting. Complications in treating obese patients were discussed Sunday in “Evidence-Informed Anesthesia for the Severely Obese: Example Obstetrics and Gynecology – Does It Exist?” Three presentations looked at challenges during childbirth, the effect of using higher doses of drugs based on weight and the respiratory physiology of […]
Read MoreThis was presented as a lecture at the ASA national meeting. Neuropathic pain is one of the most complex and difficult management challenges physician anesthesiologists face. Hundreds of distinct neuropathic pain syndromes have been documented and many are refractory to multiple treatments. “Neuropathic pain affects 18 percent of the general U.S. population,” said Jianguo Cheng, […]
Read MoreThis was a lecture from the ASA national meeting. Ready or not, physician anesthesiologists need to start recording and sending their clinical data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2015 to be reimbursed for their services by Medicare, Medicaid and other payers. The Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) stands ready to help […]
Read MoreThis was a lecture from the ASA national meeting. Deciding how to approach an airway should be a straightforward question. The ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm (DAA) lays out a step-by-step approach for awake intubation, Box A, or airway control after induction of anesthesia, Box B. But how does the physician anesthesiologist decide where to begin? […]
Read MoreThis was a lecture from the ASA national meeting; What will be your job in 10 years? That was the practical question at the heart of the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2014 annual meeting Opening Session yesterday. Change is coming to anesthesiology, and physician anesthesiologists are poised to lead the way in implementing the Perioperative Surgical Home model […]
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