Authors: Douglas A. Colquhoun, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., M.P.H. et al Anesthesiology Newly Published on April 2024. “Despite these limitations, this study still calls attention to the importance of preserving access to routine propofol use in patients undergoing screening and surveillance colonoscopy.” In this month’s issue of the Journal, Quaye et al. report findings of their investigation into […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mohamed A. Ibrahim, MD, PhD, MBA, FASA; Pamela Flood, MD, MA ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 20–21. This edition of the ASA Monitor is focused on 30-day postoperative mortality. A search for “30-day mortality” and “obstetrics” on PubMed returns no results! Perhaps women don’t die after labor and delivery. However, the publication of more than 52,000 articles […]
Read MoreAuthor: Randall M. Clark, MD, FASA ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 14. Early in 2023, my colleagues from the Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists and I were sitting in Governor Jared Polis’ office in the state capitol. The governor’s office had notified us of his intention to extend to the entire state the limited 2010 rural […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Andrew Zimmerman, MD ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 24–25. Thank you for joining me for the spring edition of “Ask the Expert.” This month, we delve into the ever-pertinent topic of practice structure and management. The endless debate regarding which operational and staffing models are optimal in perioperative medicine lately […]
Read MoreAuthors: Akihiro Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology Newly Published on April 2024. Displacement of the epiglottis, also known as epiglottic folding, downfolding, or prolapse, is an unexpected complication associated with tracheal intubation and supraglottic airway device insertion. Recent advancements in endoscopic technology and the widespread use of video/optical devices, such as videolaryngoscopes, have brought this […]
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