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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The Ins and Outs of Liver Transplant Anesthesia Fellowship: A Fellow’s Perspective

Authors: Nicholas V. Mendez, MD ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 38. The field of anesthesia for abdominal organ transplantation is rapidly expanding as the need for liver, intestine, kidney, and pancreas transplants increases and the complexity of the patients eligible to undergo these operations continues to grow. Fellowship training in liver and abdominal transplant anesthesia […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic Together: Unrestricted Funds from Industry Boost ASA’s Efforts to Prevent Opioid Misuse

Author: Michael E. Harned, MD, FASA ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 29. The opioid crisis continues to spiral. Today, Americans are more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose (1 in 96 odds) than a car crash (1 in 103 odds) (asamonitor.pub/3xncIyB). Crafting solutions calibrated to truly meet the severity of the crisis isn’t […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
ACE Question

ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 16. A patient presents to the emergency department with newly diagnosed type A aortic dissection. You prepare to take the patient to the OR emergently. The patient is hypertensive in the emergency department with a blood pressure of 180/90 mm Hg and a heart rate of 90 beats/min. Which of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiology in the News

ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 27–28. Media coverage of ASA’s fight against 0% increase in Medicare payment continues In March, Becker’s ASC Review covered ASA’s urging Congress not to accept the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Recommendation of no (0%) annual payment update for physician payments in 2023 and quoted ASA President Randall M. Clark, MD, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Who Is Immunocompromised?

Authors: Richard Simoneaux; Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 1–4. Immunocompromised patients are at increased risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 compared to immunocompetent patients (Infect Dis Clin North Am 2022;36:397-421). A decade or so ago, it was common to think of immunosuppression as an uncommon condition, applying to […]

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