Authors: Timothy R. Petersen, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 811. To the Editor: We read with interest the recent report on the Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture (REGAIN) study of 1-yr survival with general versus spinal anesthesia in proximal femur fracture repair. Those authors reported (p. 380) that the choice […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yuriy S. Bronshteyn, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 752–754. The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam has for decades been used to screen for free peritoneal and pericardial fluid in blunt trauma. Although the exam was originally developed for blunt trauma, anesthesiologists have also demonstrated its utility in narrowing the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dan Zhao, M.M. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 750–751. A 51-year-old female patient with mirror-image dextrocardia and lung transposition (three lobes in the left lung and two lobes in the right) underwent thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal mass and partial right lung. Preoperative chest computed tomography revealed the take-off of the upper […]
Read MoreAuthors: María Claudia Niño, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 806–807. To the Editor: We have read with great interest the recently published article by Aziz et al. in which they observed that patients with a positive COVID-19 test within 2 weeks of surgery had higher probabilities of postoperative pulmonary complications (14% vs. 10%) and mortality […]
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 […]
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