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Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) Case 2022-10: We’re Not Baking Cookies Here

ASA Monitor October 2022, Vol. 86, 14–16. VIEW LARGEDOWNLOAD SLIDE A 14-year-old otherwise healthy female underwent a posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis. A TIVA anesthetic was used to accommodate neuromonitoring. Our organization uses a strict protocol for spinal fusions that specifies a single injection of intrathecal morphine prior to incision, infusions of ketamine and tranexamic acid, […]

Anesthesiologists Drive Expanded Use of ECMO

Author: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor October 2022, Vol. 86, 13. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, was initially developed as an extension of cardiopulmonary bypass to replace the function of the heart and lungs by pumping and oxygenating a patient’s blood outside the body. The procedure, once only able to be used for hours or days at […]

Genixus™ Introduces Propofol as the First Product to be Delivered Within KinetiX™ Ready-to-Administer (RTA) Syringe Platform

Cardiovascular-related deaths in the US fall, but disparities remain

Source: asamonitor.pub/3AmcdYd A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study found that cardiovascular-related deaths have declined over the past two decades, but disparities remain. Inequities are mostly driven by differences in race and ethnicity, geographic location, and access to care, among other factors. The findings, recently published in Circulation (Circulation July 2022), reviewed three papers. Each paper – published by […]

Ventilation Strategies During General Anesthesia for Noncardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Bolther, Maria MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 5 – p 971-985 BACKGROUND: The optimal ventilation strategy during general anesthesia is unclear. This systematic review investigated the relationship between ventilation targets or strategies (eg, positive end-expiratory pressure [PEEP], tidal volume, and recruitment maneuvers) and postoperative outcomes. METHODS: PubMed […]