Authors: Alexander Bautista, MD, MBA, FASA et al ASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 1–4. Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for more than three months beyond the time frame of healing. It stands as a pervasive health challenge, emerging as a primary contributor to years lost due to disability on a global scale, […]
Read MoreASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 14. A 19-year-old man is admitted to your trauma center after a gunshot wound to the chest. He is in hemorrhagic shock, and you are considering 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4-PCC) in addition to blood transfusion. According to a recent study that compared 4-PCC with placebo for traumatically injured patients […]
Read MoreAuthors: John W. Patton, III, MD, MBA et al ASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 29–30. Social media is defined as “forms of electronic communication (e.g., social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content” (asamonitor.pub/3y9rAVf). Its origins can be traced back to the United States […]
Read MoreAuthors: Raut Dessai S, Ninave S, Verma N, et al. Cureus 16(7): e64257. doi:10.7759/cureus.64257 Background In anaesthesiology, intrathecal drugs play pivotal roles in spinal anaesthesia. Despite their ability to induce a high sensory block, bupivacaine alone may not be adequate for postoperative analgesia. It often requires a substantial dose of postoperative rescue analgesia to manage […]
Read MoreAuthors: Higashi A, Kinoshita M, Sudo K, et al. Cureus 16(7): e64391. doi:10.7759/cureus.64391 Abstract Congenital heart disease may require multiple cardiac surgeries during childhood. Subsequent non-cardiac surgeries increase the perioperative bleeding and hypoxia because of changes in circulation. An 18-year-old male patient with a history of multiple cardiac interventions, including Fontan surgery, underwent a thoracoscopic […]
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