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Uncategorized Published - 6 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Technology 2023

ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 16–17. Technology New system improves visualization in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedures DePuy Synthes Research & Development has developed the TELIGEN™ System for advanced visualization experience and user-centric procedural control in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) procedures. Lower back pain is the leading cause of years lived with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Deliberate Oxygen Therapy – How Much Is Too Much of a Good Thing? 2023

Authors: Jeffrey M. Carness, MD, FASA; Catherine M. Kuza, MD, FASA, FCCM ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 33. Oxygen is one of the most common and overused interventions in hospitals. It is a crucial component of atmospheric air, comprising approximately 21%, and is vital to numerous bodily functions and processes. While once reserved to treat and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
We’re Out Again?! Drug Scarcity and What We Can Do About It 2023

Michael J. Norton, MD, MBA, FASA; Kayla M. Knuf, MD ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 32. In recent years, people around the world have experienced difficulty obtaining the medications they need to manage their acute and chronic health concerns. Adderall, amoxicillin, and Tamiflu have recently made news for being in short supply, but they’re just the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Out-of-OR Airway Management: Anticipating and Mitigating Physiologic Difficulty 2023

Authors: Craig S. Jabaley, MD, FCCM et al  ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 30–31. Intubation being performed in the ICU (Artwork by: Catherine M. Kuza, MD). As a discipline, anesthesiology has served to meaningfully advance patient safety. In this context, airway management in dedicated procedural settings has benefited from algorithmic guidance, novel pharmaceuticals, and technological […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
A Financial Model of the 100% Medicare Practice 2023

Authors: Johnathan Pregler, MD, FASA et al  ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 1–6. What are the implications of a single-payer health system in which private insurance would be eliminated and practice finances would be solely based on Medicare as it exists today. This paradigm would be a unique and especially problematic issue for anesthesiologists. Presently, […]

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