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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Perspectives on Maternal Safety in 2023

Authors: Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH; Vesela P. Kovacheva, MD, PhD ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 37. Recent reports of increased maternal mortality have put pregnancy care in the center of the public’s attention. The World Health Organization defines maternal death as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
SEE Question

ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 9. A 46-year-old woman presents to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. According to a recent study that compared aggressive fluid resuscitation with moderate fluid resuscitation, development of which of the following conditions was MOST likely increased with aggressive fluid resuscitation? □ (A) Moderately severe or severe […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
ACE Question

ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 8. A 56-year-old woman is scheduled for an extensive surgical procedure. She weighs 50 kg and her hematocrit prior to surgery is 37%. You determine that an intraoperative hematocrit of 21% would necessitate transfusion of packed red blood cells. What is this patient’s MAXIMUM allowable blood loss? (A) 700 mL […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Is It Worthwhile to Do a Fellowship After Residency?

Author: Devin Van Gorden ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 27. The number of anesthesiologists applying for fellowships after graduating from residency has grown substantially over the last 20 years. From 2017-2020, the percentage of anesthesiologists completing their residency and entering fellowships more than doubled. Fellowship participants will be primed to take on the most complex, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Technology in Anesthesiology

ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 15–32. Gel capsules mimic vegetables and promote weight loss Gelesis is a biotech company utilizing biomimicry to tackle obesity and gastrointestinal-related diseases. Its oral hydrogel technology, Plenity, was approved by the FDA in 2019 after clinical studies showed it helped 60% of users lose weight over the course of six […]

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