Authors: Korina Katsaliaki, PhD et al  ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 20–21. Machine learning (ML) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) specializing in the development of algorithms and models that enable computers to learn and make predictions or decisions without being explicitly programmed. It involves using statistical methods and computational models for extracting meaningful […]

Author: Matthew Caldwell, MD ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 35. Figure: Rapid adoption of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States (Int J Cardiol 2019;292:68-72). Anesthesiology residency programs bear a critical responsibility to develop physicians who can safely provide care to a wide range of patients undergoing a broad spectrum of procedures. Currently, residency programs […]

Authors: Jennifer A. Rock-Klotz, MBA; Thomas R. Miller, PhD, MBA ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 1–5. ASA’s Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies (CAWS) reports trends in anesthesiology resident matches based on the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Results and Data report published in May or June each year (asamonitor.pub/2Sm1t96). This report summarizes data on candidates who […]

Authors: T. John Hsieh, MD, FASA et al  ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 1–7. Federalism is defined as a mode of general government (the central or “federal” government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other subunit governments) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two. While benefits can include protection […]

Authors: Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F; Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA, FCCM ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 19. I view it [AI] as the most profound technology humanity will ever work on …. If you think about fire, electricity or the internet, it’s like that but I think even more profound. Sundar […]

AUTHORS: Fabien Swisser, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology August 2024. Background: Walking ability is a key factor in enhanced recovery after foot ambulatory surgery. Plantar compartment block offers an analgesic alternative to popliteal sciatic nerve block (PSNB) for hallux valgus surgery. The objective of this study was to compare these two regional anesthesia strategies on patients’ […]

Authors: Abhijit V. Lele, MBBS, MD, MSCR, FNCS, CPHQ; John F. Bebawy, MD ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, e2–e3. An external ventricular drain (EVD) or ventriculostomy is a multi-orifice catheter inserted into a cerebral ventricle of a patient with acute symptomatic hydrocephalus due to spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral/intraventricular hemorrhage, or traumatic brain injury. It is estimated […]

Authors: Amber N. Borucki, MD et al  ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 27–28. ASA issued a landmark Statement on the Practice of Pediatric Pain in October 2023, advocating for board-certified, pain physician-lead care for all pediatric pain patients. This is the first official practice statement created to address the topic of pediatric pain care by […]

AUTHORS: Charlotte Lindsay, MSc et al  Anesthesiology August 2024. BACKGROUND Trauma hemorrhage induces a coagulopathy with a high associated mortality rate. The Implementing Treatment Algorithms for the Correction of Trauma Induced Coagulopathy (ITACTIC) randomized trial tested two goal-directed treatment algorithms for coagulation management, one guided by conventional coagulation tests and one by viscoelastic hemostatic assays […]

Author: Laura Dyrda Becker’s CFO Report Median days cash on hand dipped to a 10-year low for U.S. hospitals and health systems, according to an Aug. 7 S&P Global Ratings’ report. In 2023, overall operating expenses grew 5% after a 17% growth in 2022, and median total operating revenue was up 8.8% last year. There […]