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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Educational Opportunities at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 – Q&A with Sheela Pai Cole

ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 10. Advancing knowledge and innovation is what ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 is all about. A dedication to delivering top-notch educational opportunities grounds the event and animates the robust preparations underway to ensure its success. The ASA Committee on Annual Meeting Oversight (AMOC) and ASA staff want every attendee to leave the meeting […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) Case 2024-08: Knowing Your Waveforms

Author: Frederick Mansfield, MD, FASA, on behalf of the AIRS Committee. ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 9. A 67-yo male with severe three-vessel coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, and COPD, was scheduled for nonemergent CABG. Transthoracic echo showed normal ejection fraction, mild left ventricular hypertrophy, and dilated atria. An introducer sheath and pulmonary artery […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Discover The Best Anesthesiologist Opportunity in New Mexico

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α induces contraction knots and inflammatory pain-like behavior in a rat model of myofascial trigger points

Authors: Yu Liu, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology July 2024. Background Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are the primary etiological characteristics of chronic myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are associated with signal transduction in the central mechanisms of chronic pain but the role of RTKs in the peripheral mechanisms of MTrPs remains unclear. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Behavioral Economics for Anesthesiology Workforce Management

Authors: Sean S. Adams, MD, FASA; Jennifer J. Yuan, MD, MBA ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 14–15. Classical economics perceived individuals as purely driven by logic and rationality. In the 1960s, psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman introduced prospect theory and the concept of decision-making under risk, proposing that individuals were ultimately irrational and driven […]

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