AUTHORS: Jaramillo, Sebastian MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(1):p 141-151, January 2024. BACKGROUND: Hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]) in the perioperative setting should be interpreted in the context of the variables and processes that may affect it to differentiate the dilution effects caused by changes in intravascular volume. However, it is unclear what variables and processes affect […]
Read MoreAuthor: Rita Astani, Coronis Anesthesia Summary Heart cases involve lots of base units and lots of time units, but how much value do they really bring to an anesthesia practice? Today’s article examines the current volume and relative value of cardiac anesthesia cases. There was a time, not too long ago, when cardiovascular anesthesiologists were […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Shaefi, Shahzad MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 295-307, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Despite the growing contributions of critical care anesthesiologists to clinical practice, research, and administrative leadership of intensive care units (ICUs), relatively little is known about the subspecialty-specific clinical practice environment. An understanding of contemporary clinical practice is essential to recognize the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Susie Yoon, M.D., Ph.D et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 920–934. Background Mechanical power (MP), the rate of mechanical energy (ME) delivery, is a recently introduced unifying ventilator parameter consisting of tidal volume, airway pressures, and respiratory rates, which predicts pulmonary complications in several clinical contexts. However, ME has not been previously studied in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Konijn, Arjan et al European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care 2(4):p e0026, August 2023. BACKGROUND The use of regional anaesthesia has increased and evolved over the past two decades but to what extent is unclear. Moreover, there is no clear standardisation of best practice in the current European landscape, which could result in inconsistencies […]
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