Authors: Rachel Hadler, MD; Rebecca A. Aslakson, MD, PhD, FAAHPM, FCCM ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 18. Palliative and end-of-life care have been inherent and immutable components of critical care delivery since the inception of the specialty and critical care units. Developed in the mid-20th century to optimize nursing care and medical outcomes for the most […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Canales, Cecilia MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 139(5):p 903-911, November 2024. | BACKGROUND: A greater percentage of surgical procedures are being performed each year on patients 65 years of age or older. Concurrently, a growing proportion of patients in English-speaking countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada have a […]
Read MoreASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 29. Mindray’s new Nerve Block educational series focuses on nerve blocks and POCUS Mindray, a developer of health care technologies and solutions specializing in patient monitoring, anesthesia, and ultrasound, has announced that it is partnering with anesthesiologist and educator Richard Teames, MD, BSN, to release an educational video series on […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mei Li, M.D. et al Anesthesiology November 2024, Vol. 141, 913–928. Background As a mechanosensitive cation channel and key regulator of vascular barrier function, endothelial transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4) contributes critically to ventilator-induced lung injury and edema formation. Ca2+ influx via TRPV4 can activate Ca2+-activated potassium (KCa) channels, categorized into small (SK1-3), intermediate (IK1), and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sumarli, Alexander N. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 139(5):p 913-920, November 2024. BACKGROUND: Patient outcomes are improved with physician-patient gender, racial, and ethnic concordance. However, female, Black, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander (NH-PI), and American Indian-Native Alaskan (AI-AN) physicians are underrepresented in anesthesiology. The American Association of Medical Colleges 2018 Diversity in Medicine […]
Read MoreWe are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Riverview Regional Medical Center. Gadsden is a town of over 100,000 people that is located 1 hour from Birmingham AL and 2 hours from Atlanta GA. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $500,000 plus benefits. […]
Read MoreWe are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Maysara Mitchell, MPH; Mgbechi U. Erondu, MD, MFA ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 16. As with the field of pediatric anesthesiology, the field of pediatric palliative care (PPC), when compared to its adult counterpart, is relatively young and long overdue. Like pediatric anesthesiologists, PPC clinicians care for children who experience complex medical conditions, chronic pain, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Abhijit V. Lele, MBBS, MD, MSCR, FNCS, CPHQ ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 36. The intrahospital transport (IHT) of neurocritically ill patients, particularly those with external ventricular drains (EVDs), is a high-risk activity. Thousands of critically ill patients are moved within hospitals daily for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The Safe-Neuro-Transport, a survey-based study, identified […]
Read MoreASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 29. DePuy Synthes launches MatrixSTERNUM™ fixation system for enhanced chest stability following cardiac surgery DePuy Synthes, The Orthopaedics Company of Johnson & Johnson and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, announced the launch of the MatrixSTERNUM™ Fixation System, a plate and screw fixation system to help stabilize and secure the […]
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