Authors: Gabor Erdoes, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2023, Vol. 138, 535–560. Inherited and acquired coagulopathy are frequently associated with major bleeding in severe trauma, cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, and postpartum hemorrhage. Perioperative management is multifactorial and includes preoperative optimization and discontinuation of anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy in elective procedures. Prophylactic or therapeutic use […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jamie W. Sleigh, M.D.; Rebecca M. Pullon, Ph.D. Anesthesiology May 2023, Vol. 138, 563–566. To the Editor: We wish to report on a serendipitous technical observation regarding the calculation of the Granger causality between electroencephalogram (EEG) channels in subjects given propofol, as reported by Pullon et al. From subsequent application of this analysis to a separate […]
Read MoreASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, e3. Clinical anesthesiologists always wonder about paucity of time for job-mandated administrative work, license/certification-mandated continuing education, and innovation/discovery-related research pursuit (J Educ Perioper Med 2021;23:E657). The question is who the payers are for the time allocated for their administrative, educational, and research needs (Int Anesthesiol Clin 2020;58:41-5). There is […]
Read MoreAuthors: Seth White, MD et al ASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, 1–6. Due to the unintended consequences of a change in California state law effective in 2022, residents who completed a year or more of training after medical school – such as a transitional internship – were no longer considered eligible for a postgraduate training […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dylan S. Irvine, BS; Jeffrey Huang, MD, FASA ASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, 35–36. The 2018 Chinese Association of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Operating Room Emergency Manuals simulation instructor training workshop. The implementation of the emergency manual (EM) as a perioperative medicine tool has been critical in improving patient safety during anesthesia administration. An EM indexes […]
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