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Author: Randall M. Clark, MD, FASA ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 14. Early in 2023, my colleagues from the Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists and I were sitting in Governor Jared Polis’ office in the state capitol. The governor’s office had notified us of his intention to extend to the entire state the limited 2010 rural […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Andrew Zimmerman, MD ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 24–25. Thank you for joining me for the spring edition of “Ask the Expert.” This month, we delve into the ever-pertinent topic of practice structure and management. The endless debate regarding which operational and staffing models are optimal in perioperative medicine lately […]
Read MoreAuthors: Akihiro Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology Newly Published on April 2024. Displacement of the epiglottis, also known as epiglottic folding, downfolding, or prolapse, is an unexpected complication associated with tracheal intubation and supraglottic airway device insertion. Recent advancements in endoscopic technology and the widespread use of video/optical devices, such as videolaryngoscopes, have brought this […]
Read MoreAuthors: Megan H. Hicks, MD et al ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 18–19. Mortality during a surgical procedure is so rare that it is hard to quantify risk. However, death within 30 days after surgery comprises approximately 7.7% of all causes of death per year (Lancet 2019;393:401). Stated another way, postoperative mortality is about 140 times […]
Read MoreAuthors: Daniel I. Sessler, MD; Ahmad Al Jarkas, MD ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 15–17. Intraoperative mortality has decreased by a factor of 10 in recent decades and is now so rare that it is hard to quantify (Lancet Reg Health West Pac 2023;37:100787; Eur J Anaesthesiol 1998;15:520-3). Consequently, clinicians and family often conclude that patients who arrive stable […]
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