Authors: Rachel Hadler, MD; Rebecca A. Aslakson, MD, PhD, FAAHPM, FCCM ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 18. Palliative and end-of-life care have been inherent and immutable components of critical care delivery since the inception of the specialty and critical care units. Developed in the mid-20th century to optimize nursing care and medical outcomes for the most […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Canales, Cecilia MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 139(5):p 903-911, November 2024. | BACKGROUND: A greater percentage of surgical procedures are being performed each year on patients 65 years of age or older. Concurrently, a growing proportion of patients in English-speaking countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada have a […]
Read MoreASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 29. Mindray’s new Nerve Block educational series focuses on nerve blocks and POCUS Mindray, a developer of health care technologies and solutions specializing in patient monitoring, anesthesia, and ultrasound, has announced that it is partnering with anesthesiologist and educator Richard Teames, MD, BSN, to release an educational video series on […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mei Li, M.D. et al Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 913–928. Background As a mechanosensitive cation channel and key regulator of vascular barrier function, endothelial transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4) contributes critically to ventilator-induced lung injury and edema formation. Ca2+ influx via TRPV4 can activate Ca2+-activated potassium (KCa) channels, categorized into small (SK1-3), intermediate (IK1), and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sumarli, Alexander N. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 139(5):p 913-920, November 2024. BACKGROUND: Patient outcomes are improved with physician-patient gender, racial, and ethnic concordance. However, female, Black, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander (NH-PI), and American Indian-Native Alaskan (AI-AN) physicians are underrepresented in anesthesiology. The American Association of Medical Colleges 2018 Diversity in Medicine […]
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