Author: Richard Novak, MD THE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANT Imagine this: It’s the year 2034. You’re diagnosed with gallstones and you need to have your gallbladder removed. This will require an operating room staffed with a surgeon, a nurse, a scrub technician, and an anesthesia professional. If the current trend of inadequate numbers of anesthesia clinicians in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review A 2024 Medicus white paper forecasts a shortage of 6,300 anesthesiologists by 2036, and anesthesia provider organizations are speaking out on the impact on the physicians and practitioners they represent. Here are what CRNA, anesthesiologist and certified anesthesiologist assistant organizations told Becker’s about the ongoing shortage. These groups represent both national and state-specific perspectives […]
Read MoreAuthor: Richard Novak, MD THE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANT I’ve seen the future of difficult intubation management, and I’ve held that future in my hands. The Spiro Robotics device—a combination video laryngoscope and fiberoptic endoscope in one unit—is a marked advance in anesthesiology, as well as a harbinger of how Artificial Intelligence can one day make difficult […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eileen Kodack, DO et al ASA Monitor October 2024, Vol. 88, 13–14. “It takes courage to be kind.” –Maya Angelou Medicine is a noble field in which physicians selflessly and tirelessly dedicate their lives to patient care. In today’s health care landscape, however, there are increasing reports of workplace harassment and violence as well as […]
Read MoreAuthor: Raghuraman M. Sethuraman, M.D. Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 1025. To the Editor: I read the research article on the assessment of gastric volume in fasting patients with or without diabetes and the accompanying editorial with profound interest. I congratulate Perlas et al. for this path-breaking study and greatly value the editorial providing further insights on this […]
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