Authors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Dennis E. McCarthy, MD ASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, 28–29. The economic, social, and political climate of our world is volatile and can be very challenging to navigate. This also holds true for the specific microclimate most of us dwell in professionally, namely perioperative medicine. Given this, I do not think […]
Read MoreAuthors: Evan Liu, BS et al ASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, e7. Women who have cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia often bring a smartphone into the OR to take pictures of this special moment in their lives. However, due to positioning, nausea and vomiting, and other elements unique to the OR, patients may not be […]
Read MoreAuthors: Nakia M. Hunter, MD; Umar Kamal, MD ASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, 22–23. As the maternal mortality crisis in the United States worsens, qualified anesthesiologists are in greater demand than ever before. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), global maternal mortality rates […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ritu Kapoor, MD ASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, 19. As the anesthesiologist, you enter the delivery room and look around. The obstetrician is at the foot of the bed, the labor and delivery nurse is measuring the vital signs, the patient’s partner is holding her hand. And then your eyes land on another person: […]
Read MoreAuthor: Barbara M. Rogers, MD, MBOE, FASA ASA Monitor May 2023, Vol. 87, 17. For the average anesthesiologist, the thought of working on the OB “floor” brings either delight or terror. The schizophrenic nature of the day – from routine labor epidurals and scheduled cesarean sections, to stat life-threatening emergencies – can lead to exhaustion and […]
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