Author: Vetter, Thomas R. MD, MPH, MFA Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 665-674, April 2023. Abstract Perioperative medicine remains an evolving, interdisciplinary subspecialty, which encompasses the unique perspectives and incorporates the respective vital expertise of numerous stakeholders. This integrated model of perioperative medicine and care has a wide-ranging set of clinical, strategic, and operational goals. Among […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Levy, Dominique T. BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5):p 905-912, May 2023. BACKGROUND: There is a lack of reported clinical outcomes after opioid use in acute trauma patients undergoing anesthesia. Data from the Pragmatic, Randomized, Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios (PROPPR) study were analyzed to examine opioid dose and mortality. We hypothesized that higher […]
Read MoreAuthors: Blaine, Kevin P. MD, MPH, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5):p 861-876, May 2023. Abstract Training and education for trauma anesthesiology have been predicated on 2 primary pathways: learning through peripheral “complex, massive transfusion cases”—an assumption that is flawed due to the unique demands, skills, and knowledge of trauma anesthesiology—or learning through experiential education, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Melissa Kreso, MD, MSBA, FASA; Nina Schloemerkemper, MD, FRCA ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 34–36. The climate crisis has been named the world’s biggest health threat by the United Nations. Greenhouse gases are a cause, and, unfortunately, greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. health care have increased by more than 30% over the last decade (Nature […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jack Israel MD, Jeff Gudin Pract Pain Manag. 2023 May/June;23(3). Clinical Challenge Test your clinical knowledge on persistent post-operative opioid use with these 4 questions. Hit submit to see the answers. 1. Persistent post-operative opioid use (PPOU) is commonly defined as filling any opioid prescription between __ and 365 days after surgery. a. 30 b. […]
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