Authors: Dongxu Zheng, M.D. et al Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 1020–1021. To the Editor: The prospective cohort study by Acosta et al., focusing on the effects of capnoperitoneum on lung strain and stress in children aged 3 to 7 yr, is particularly notable. The significance of atelectasis in healthy children following general anesthesia and mechanical ventilation has […]
Read MoreWe are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Riverview Regional Medical Center. Gadsden is a town of over 100,000 people that is located 1 hour from Birmingham AL and 2 hours from Atlanta GA. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $500,000 plus benefits. […]
Read MoreWe 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 […]
Read MoreAuthor: Paige Twenter Becker’s Hospital Review As the U.S. healthcare industry mitigates a critical shortage of intravenous fluids, experts predict the supply strain will alleviate by early December, Bloomberg reported. After Hurricane Helene sent flooding through Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site in Marion, N.C. — which supplied 60% of the nation’s IV supply — the drugmaker […]
Read MoreAuthors: Joy Hawkins, MD, FASA, and Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, FASA, on behalf of the Closed Claims Oversight Committee. ASA Monitor September 2024, Vol. 88, 14. Case presentation 1 A patient in her late twenties, G1P0, at term had a labor epidural catheter at L3-4, which was tested with 5 mL 1.5% lidocaine with epinephrine with […]
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