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Radius Anesthesia Endotracheal intubation is a procedure performed in various settings, including the OR, emergency departments, and critical care units. It may be necessary in situations where a patient is experiencing acute respiratory failure, inadequate oxygenation or ventilation, or has a compromised airway due to depressed mental status, including under anesthesia. Successful intubation requires careful patient […]
Read MoreAuthor: Madeline Talbot ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 32. When Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH, FASA, joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health, she knew the Department of Anesthesiology was ready to take the next step in providing world-class care. As historically the first academic anesthesiology department […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review The Texas Medical Association named Beaumont-based anesthesiologist G. Ray Callas, MD, as its 159th president. Dr. Callas, the second anesthesiologist to serve as the organization’s president, is the first graduate of the TMA’s Leadership College to rise to the presidency, according to a May 4 news release from the TMA. He […]
Read MoreAuthor: Paige Haeffele Becker’s ASC Review Investing in ASCs presents healthcare professionals with opportunities that may not be available to players in other markets. A February survey of health system executives by VMG Health found that 60% of leaders would consider pursuing outpatient surgery joint ventures in 2024 — the highest area of interest of any potential […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jeffrey Huang, MD, FASA; Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 36. For over a decade, cognitive aids for critical events in the OR, such as checklists and manuals, have been readily available. Their effectiveness in enhancing the management of rare, high-risk events has been established, albeit in simulation scenarios (Anaesthesia 2023;78:343-55). They serve […]
Read MoreASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, e4. We read with interest your recent article (‘Heads Up’ on Advances in CPR, February 2024) on the importance of “head-up” CPR in combination with active compression-decompression and an impedance threshold device in improving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes (ASA Monitor 2024;88:1-4). As you point out, this change in patient […]
Read MoreAuthor: Matthew Goldan ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 13. For decades, anesthesiologists have relied on pulse oximeters as an essential tool in monitoring patients’ blood oxygen saturation levels. In the years after ASA published its Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring in 1986 and helped establish pulse oximeters as a prevalent requirement for anesthesia care, the […]
Read MoreASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 27. A study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has found that women receiving mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters during pregnancy provide their infants with robust protection against symptomatic COVID-19 for at least six months after birth. The study underscores the importance of pregnant individuals […]
Read MoreAuthors: Vilma Joseph, MD, MPH, FASA et al ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 33–35. In 2009, the ASA Committee on Professional Diversity (CPD) created the ASA Mentoring Grant. The CPD was chaired by Gregory Kerr, MD, MBA, and the inaugural director of the grant program was Karen Williams, MD. This grant was intended to foster […]
Read MoreASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 25. For which of the following local anesthetics is the duration of action MOST prolonged by the addition of epinephrine? (A) Bupivacaine (B) Lidocaine (C) Etidocaine Vasoconstrictors are added to local anesthetic solutions to decrease the rate of vascular absorption of local anesthetic deposited near the nerve. The added vasoconstrictor […]
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