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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Central Vacuum Failure: Wait. What?!

Authors: Joseph L. Staggenborg, MD, MBA, FASA et al  ASA Monitor January 2024, Vol. 88, 18. This reservoir bag should be removed from its mount before using the machine when there is no central vacuum or waste anesthesia gas disposal. AGSS = anesthesia gas scavenging system. Photo by Dr. Loeb, used with permission. You arrive on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST? TEN TRAITS OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Author: Richard Novak, MD THE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANT   Anesthesiologists aren’t well known to most patients, but these specialty doctors have certain traits in common. Anesthesiologists are likely to have: A preference for being in an operating room rather than in a clinic. The practice of anesthesiology is the practice of perioperative medicine. Perioperative medicine has […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
10 states with the most new ASCs

Author: Laura Dyrda  Becker’s ASC Review California had the most new surgery centers in 2023, followed by Florida, Texas and Wisconsin. Surgery centers growth has accelerated as more procedures move to the outpatient setting and healthcare transitions to value-based care. Insurers are pushing surgeries into the outpatient setting and hospitals are expanding their ambulatory strategies. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Trends in Anesthesiology

Updated malaria vaccine recommendations from WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. This recommendation aims to address the high burden of malaria in the WHO African Region, where nearly half a million children die from the disease annually. The vaccine is shown to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Technology in Anesthesiology

App for autism screening showing promise A tablet-based screening application for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has shown promise in early detection, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The app, Sense2Know, demonstrated a high sensitivity of 87.8% in identifying children with ASD, with a specificity of 80.8%. This technology may help […]

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