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Authors: Lennart Edmark, Ph.D.; Erland Östberg, Ph.D. Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 1051–1052. To the Editor: We read with expectations the study “Individualized Positive End-expiratory Pressure on Postoperative Atelectasis in Patients with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial,” by Li et al. We congratulate the authors for succeeding in completing this interesting study despite the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Roberto González, M.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 1050–1051. To the Editor: We read with great interest the article published by Li et al., which addresses a topic still under discussion in the literature: the individualization of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in mechanically ventilated patients during surgery. In this study, the authors compared […]
Read MoreAuthors: Victor M. Neira, M.D., M.A.Ed. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 1047–1049. To the Editor: Hypotensive states commonly require intravenous infusions of inopressors such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and phenylephrine. Traditionally, these high-alert medications were prepared in plastic bags at “standard” concentrations and administered using high-volume infusion pumps. Several studies have documented the stability of these […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jodi D. Sherman, MD ASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 33. Recently, hospitals on three separate continents independently discovered that most of their nitrous oxide (between 75% and 95%) leaks out through central piping manifolds prior to use, wasting money and polluting the atmosphere (Anaesthesia 2022;77:1023-9). This led to the creation of the Nitrous Oxide Project […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jodi D. Sherman, MD ASA Monitor March 2024, Vol. 88, 9–10. The ASA Committee on Environmental Health is pleased to announce the release of the third edition of Greening the Operating Room and Perioperative Arena: Environmental Sustainability in Anesthesia Practice (asamonitor.pub/GORPA). This resource document is widely read and referenced by clinicians, administrators, and policymakers across […]
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