ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 9. There is growing literature studying the role of perioperative handoffs. This has included efforts to understand the extent to which the occurrence of an intraoperative handoff itself is helpful or harmful, interventions to improve handoffs when they occur, and protocols for the transition of a patient to a different […]
Read MoreAuthor: George A. Mashour, MD, PhD ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 34. In July 2022, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) published the report “Understanding and Addressing Sexual Harassment in Academic Medicine” (asamonitor.pub/3wUbuv0). The focus was academic physicians, and the data were based on the AAMC StandPoint™ Faculty Engagement Survey, administered from 2019-2021. There […]
Read MoreAuthor: Scott D. Augustine, MD ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, e5. I applaud Dr. Tewfik and Mr. Paschall for their recent ASA Monitor article “Supply Chain Concerns and the Effect on Health Care Systems: Essential Considerations for Anesthesia Providers” (ASA Monitor 2022;86:1-8). However, noticeably absent from their “Strategies to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities” was any mention of […]
Read MoreASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 13. You are administering spinal anesthesia during an urgent cesarean delivery for a nonreassuring fetal heart rate. According to a recent study, which of the following outcomes is MOST likely in this parturient if you administer norepinephrine for maternal hypotension, compared to a similar parturient receiving phenylephrine? □ (A) Lower risk […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christian S. Guay, MD International Anesthesia Reserach Society The Daily Dose April 2023 With the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become one of the most popular topics for mainstream headlines and social media. This transformative technology is quickly spreading through multiple industries, including healthcare, where AI has been […]
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