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Authors: Dexter F, Epstein et al Cureus 15(3): e36878. doi:10.7759/cureus.36878 Background Earlier studies have shown that prevention of surgical site infection can achieve net cost savings when targeted to operating rooms with the most surgical site infections. Methodology This retrospective cohort study included all 231,057 anesthetics between May 2017 and June 2022 at a large […]
Read MoreAuthor: Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA ASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, 1–9. I’ve been formally accused of plagiarism twice. I committed plagiarism last month. I am committing plagiarism in this essay. I plan to plagiarize again next week. Last November, I committed plagiarism on a witness stand. It’s amazing I’m not in jail. I’ve accused […]
Read MoreASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, 14. Clearance for catheter for PAD treatment AngioDynamics has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Auryon XL Catheter, a 225-cm radial access catheter used with the Auryon Atherectomy System to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD affects millions globally, and studies suggest that radial access reduces bleeding and complications compared […]
Read MoreAuthors: Maxime Léger, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology April 2024, Vol. 140, 679–689. Background Opioid-free anesthesia is increasingly being adopted to reduce opioid consumption, but its impact on early postoperative recovery after major surgery has not been evaluated in comparative trials. The hypothesis was that an opioid-free anesthesia protocol would enhance the early quality of recovery […]
Read MoreAuthors: Johan Birnefeld, M.D. et al Anesthesiology April 2024, Vol. 140, 669–678. Background Adequate cerebral perfusion is central during general anesthesia. However, perfusion is not readily measured bedside. Clinicians currently rely mainly on mean arterial pressure (MAP) as a surrogate, even though the relationship between blood pressure and cerebral blood flow is not well understood. The […]
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