Author: Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 14. “Carpe diem.” –Daniel Sessler, MD Okay, Dan Sessler isn’t the first person to say “carpe diem” (“seize the day”). Evidently that honor goes to Horatius, who said that in a poem published in 13 B.C. (asamonitor.pub/4ajj9Vf). However, Dr. Sessler has repeatedly urged our […]
Read MoreAuthor: Olga L. Quintero, M.D. Anesthesiology April 2024. It was the second week at my first job as a freshly graduated anesthesiologist. I was both nervous and anxious that morning because I had been assigned a case in the angio-suite. I had had a triumphant first week: no intraoperative complications; everyone, including my boss, seemed […]
Read MoreAuthors: Aurora N. Quaye, M.D. et al Anesthesiology Newly Published on April 2024. doi: Background Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death. Adenomas and serrated polyps are precursors of colorectal cancer, with serrated polyps being more difficult to detect during colonoscopy. The relationship between propofol use and polyp detection remains unclear. The authors investigated […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jakob Wittenstein, M.D. et al Anesthesiology Newly Published on April 2024. Background During one-lung ventilation (OLV), positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can improve lung aeration, but might over-distend lung units and increase intrapulmonary shunt. We hypothesized that higher PEEP shifts pulmonary perfusion from the ventilated to the non-ventilated lung, resulting in a U-shaped relationship with intrapulmonary […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yujie Wu, M.M et al Anesthesiology Newly Published on April 2024. Background Stimulation of the paraventricular thalamus has been found to enhance anesthesia recovery; however, the underlying molecular mechanism by which general anesthetics modulate paraventricular thalamus is unclear. Here, we aimed to test the hypothesis that the sodium leak channel (NALCN) maintains neuronal activity in […]
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