Authors: Philip J. Peyton, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A. et al Anesthesiology April 2023, Vol. 138, 354–363. Background Nitrous oxide promotes absorption atelectasis in poorly ventilated lung segments at high inspired concentrations. The Evaluation of Nitrous oxide In the Gas Mixture for Anesthesia (ENIGMA) trial found a higher incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications and wound sepsis with […]
Read MoreAuthor: Avery Hurt Practical Pain Management Feb 2023 Pain memory may be encoded in the brain during sleep much the same way other memories are, opening the door to potential therapeutic targets. Difficulty sleeping can be both a result of chronic pain and a contributor to it. Indeed, poor sleep is a known risk factor […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Molly Gamble Becker’s Hospital CFO Report The average amount billed to commercial payers each year by individual physicians varies greatly from specialty to specialty, with general surgery at the high end and pediatrics at the low end. A general surgeon […]
Read MoreAuthors: Christine S. Peters, M.D.; Matthew J. Nordness, M.D. Anesthesiology March 2023. To the Editor: As first year resident physicians, we are still at the beginning of our journey to becoming conscientious consumers of research and data. This, combined with our appropriately basic knowledge and context for anesthesiology topics at this stage of training, makes it […]
Read MoreAuthors: D. Matthew Sherrer, MD, MBA, FASA, FAACD et al ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 1–8. Don’t harm me. Heal me. Hear me. For decades, health care organizations have held this high-reliability adage as the aspirational ideal for patient expectation. By reaching near Six-Sigma levels of safety, modern anesthesiologists have delivered on the first two […]
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