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AUTHORS: van der Merwe et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 2 – p 250-263 BACKGROUND: There is an unmet need for essential surgical services in Africa. Limited anesthesia services are a contributing factor. Nonphysician anesthesia providers are utilized to assist with providing anesthesia and procedural sedation to make essential surgeries […]
Read MoreAuthor: Rob Shakar, MD, FASA ASA Monitor July 2022, Vol. 86, 41. In 2012, ASA introduced the Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) as a response to the shift from volume-based to value-based health care. The society recognized that anesthesiologists would increasingly be measured by the cost-effectiveness and quality of the care they provide. We believed a patient-centric, […]
Read MoreASA Monitor July 2022, Vol. 86, 16. Based on a recent meta-analysis, which of the following viruses was associated with the HIGHEST rate of acute cardiac injury among critically ill patients? □ (A) Influenza A subtype H3N2 □ (B) Influenza B □ (C) SARS-CoV-2 The course of illness for patients with COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 may […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Taha, Bushra MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 2 – p 268-276 BACKGROUND: Utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for adult critically ill patients is increasing, but data in obstetric cohorts are scant. This study analyzed ECMO utilization and maternal outcomes in obstetric patients in the United States. […]
Read MoreASA Monitor July 2022, Vol. 86, 15. In December 2021, an infusion pump manufacturer sent out a letter to its customers, many of which are anesthesiology departments, warning that its pumps posed a safety risk. After an upstream occlusion alarm, the user can clear the alarm state without clearing the upstream occlusion; in this case, the […]
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