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Authors: Heather C. Nixon, M.D.; Edward (Ted) Yaghmour, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 8-9. Heather C. Nixon, M.D., is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago. Edward (Ted) Yaghmour, M.D., is Associate Professor and Director of Scheduling and Development, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jennifer Banayan, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 10-11. Jennifer Banayan, M.D., is Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago. Adverse maternal outcomes are a concern not just worldwide but in the United States as well. Compared to other developed countries, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. has risen […]
Read MoreAuthors: Daniel S. Rubin, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2, 2017. Background: Ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common form of perioperative visual loss, with highest incidence in cardiac and spinal fusion surgery. To date, potential risk factors have been identified in cardiac surgery by only small, single-institution studies. To determine the preoperative […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cesar R. Padilla, M.D.; Sarah Rae Easter, M.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 44-46. Cesar R. Padilla, M.D., is an Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Sarah Rae Easter, M.D., is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Let’s imagine the world of obstetric […]
Read MoreAuthor: Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 40-41. Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D., is ASA Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Each winter and spring, anesthesiology and pain medicine practices choose their quality measures to report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a reporting mechanism to use. For anesthesiology, […]
Read MoreAuthor: John T. Sullivan, M.D., M.B.A. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 36-37. John T. Sullivan, M.D., M.B.A., is Associate Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Professor of Anesthesiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago. The future health care landscape certainly portends pressures from patients, payers and society to focus on the value of our […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tetsu (Butch) Uejima, M.D., MMM, FAAP, CPHRM ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 22-23. Tetsu (Butch) Uejima ,M.D., MMM, FAAP, CPHRM, is Chairman, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. In 2007, the American […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chunhua Xi, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2, 2017. Background: It has been demonstrated that κ-opioid receptor agonists can reduce hypoxia–ischemia brain injury in animal models. However, it is unclear how the κ-opioid receptor responds to hypoxia–ischemia. In the current study, the authors used an in vitro model of oxygen–glucose deprivation and […]
Read MoreWhen a patient catastrophizes their chronic pain, symptoms could begin to interfere with their daily life, and teenagers may be the most vulnerable to this problem. By Thomas G. Ciccone Interview with Amanda B. Feinstein, PhD Adolescence is a difficult time for most children—but with chronic pain involved, it could be especially hard. In a study […]
Read MoreThe most significant way to improve care of patients with complex regional pain syndrome is with an early diagnosis. By Gary W. Jay, MD Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a heterogeneous group of disorders that generally develop after trauma to soft tissue but also may develop after visceral diseases or nerve lesions, or rarely without […]
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