We’re excited to announce the formation of a new anesthesia group in Riverdale, GA, located just 10 minutes from the Atlanta Airport. We’re seeking dedicated CRNAs to join our collaborative care team, which will include 4 full-time CRNAs and 2 anesthesiologists managing 4 operating rooms. This is a 25% independent practice and doing own blocks! […]
Read MoreAuthor: Claire Wallace Becker’s ASC Review Texas is the state with the most CRNAs in the nation, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. Here are the number of nurse anesthetists by state. Editor’s note: Data for Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Rhode […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zang, Mingyang MS et al Anesthesiology February 2025. Background: Pulmonary capillary blood volume is a major determinant of lung gas transport efficiency, and also potentially related to ventilator-induced lung injury. Yet, knowledge on how lung expansion influences pulmonary blood volume in injured lungs is scant. We hypothesize that lung expansion produced by positive end-expiratory […]
Read MoreAuthors: Soyun M. Hwang, MD; Arney S. Abcejo, MD; Adam K Jacob, MD; Jesse M. Raiten, MD; Manpreet S. Mundi, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 40, No. 1 • February 2025 Over the past decade, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have been well established as excellent therapeutic agents for the management of type 2 diabetes […]
Read MoreAuthors: Xie, Yi-Shan M.D. et al Anesthesiology February 24, 2025. Background: Older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery are at risk of postoperative cardiovascular events. Accurate cardiovascular risk assessment is important for informed decision-making. Methods: This prospective cohort study enrolled older patients undergoing elective major noncardiac surgery. A frailty index based on preoperative geriatric assessments (FI-PGA) was […]
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