Authors: Kosuke Okada, M.D.; Takuma Maeda, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Anesthesiology May 2023, Vol. 138, 533–534. An 84-year-old woman was diagnosed with cardiogenic shock requiring emergent percutaneous coronary intervention. After emergency percutaneous coronary intervention, transthoracic echocardiography indicated a 30-mm mobile thrombus with the largest diameter of 35 mm in the left atrium (panel A). She was induced for urgent […]
Read MoreBy Melissa T. Berhow et al Anesthesiology March 2023. The beginnings of a career in anesthesia are quite organized and regimented: first an undergraduate education, then medical school, then residency, capped off (possibly) with a fellowship. Each step is a challenge, but the path is at least clear and well defined. Thus, it is often […]
Read MoreInternational Anesthesia Research Society The Daily dose April 2023 An Interview with Abstract Presenter and SmartTots Investigator – Oliver Isik Abstract Title: Behavioral and neuropsychological outcomes in children after exposure to labor epidural analgesia Category: Obstetric Anesthesiology Poster #: 60 Poster Presentation: Poster Session G: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm MT, Centennial A-D, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Richard Novak, MD THE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANT An astronaut en route to Mars develops severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. A fellow crew member examines him and finds significant tenderness and guarding in the right lower quadrant of his abdomen. The crew members teleconference with physicians on Earth, with a 20-minute communication delay because of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jane S. Moon, MD International Anesthesia Research Society The Daily Dose April 2023 A full century after the creation of Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A), the longest-running physician anesthesiology journal in the world, we celebrate the tremendous gains made in the quality and safety of anesthetic care. However, research in recent decades has revealed persisting disparities […]
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