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Authors: Veligandla S, Pasca I F, Radhakrishnan T, et al. Cureus 16(7): e64270. doi:10.7759/cureus.64270 Abstract Mucus plug obstruction is a common complication in prone patients associated with loss of ventilation and hemodynamic instability. This case presents a 62-year-old female with chronic bronchitis who underwent posterior cervical fusion for a type III dens fracture with extension […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sprung, Juraj MD, PhD* Anesthesia & Analgesia 139(1):p 26-34, July 2024. BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are frequent after volatile anesthesia. We hypothesized that coadministration of propofol with volatile anesthetic compared to pure volatile anesthetics would decrease the need for postoperative antiemetic treatments and shorten recovery time in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). METHODS: […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heather Landi Fierce Healthcare A widespread global IT outage impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel or delay non-emergency procedures and services. Several states across the U.S. also reported that their emergency 911 call centers have been hit. The outage also impacted […]
Read MoreAuthor: Pamela Schumacher, MS, CCMP ASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 9–11. Experience with people who refused to be transfused got one doctor thinking about the benefits of screening and treating all surgical patients for anemia. “The inception of the preoperative anemia clinic (PAC) occurred in 2014 when I was the medical director of our Center […]
Read MoreAutors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA et al ASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 34–35. When anesthesiologists manage airways in a remote setting, there is an added degree of complexity due to unfamiliar surroundings. A closed claims analysis of airway cases outside of the OR from 2000-2017 (conducted by our team using data from the Anesthesia […]
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